-άρης

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See also: Άρης and Ἄρης

Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin -arius.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-άρης (-árism

  1. added to another noun to create agent nouns denoting employment:
    βάρκα (várka, boat) + ‎-άρης (-áris) → ‎βαρκάρης (varkáris, boatman)
    λύρα (lýra, lyre) + ‎-άρης (-áris) → ‎λυράρης (lyráris, lyre player)
  2. added to a number to denote someone of that approximate age:
    σαράντα (saránta, forty) + ‎-άρης (-áris) → ‎σαραντάρης (sarantáris, forty something year old)
    είκοσι (eíkosi, twenty) + ‎-άρης (-áris) → ‎εικοσάρης (eikosáris, twenty something year old)

Declension