-άρης
Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
Suffix
-άρης • (-áris) m
- added to another noun to create agent nouns denoting employment:
- 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”)