-ara
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Translingual
Usage notes
- The suffix is codified by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants in Article H.6. The code specifies that such names must be used when the nothogenus is derived from at least four genera, and may be used when derived from three. The code also specifies that such names should not exceed eight syllables, and must be appended to the name of a person, which, according to the code, "should preferably be a collector, grower, or student of the group."
Derived terms
- Aliceara
- Bakerara
- Beallara
- Burrageara
- Christieara
- Colmanara
- Degarmoara
- Forgetara
- Hawkinsara
- Howeara
- Maclellanara
- Monnierara
- Otaara
- Perreiraara
- Potinara
- Vuylstekeara
- Wilsonara
References
- McNeill et al. 2012, Article H.6 and H.7
- Hybrid name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Suffix
-ara f (plural -are, masculine -aro)
- (dialectal, chiefly central Italy) Alternative form of -aia
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ara
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: a‧ra
Suffix
-ara f
- appended to form feminine nouns, often used in slang
- typ + -ara → typiara
- gówniarz + -ara → gówniara
- jesień + -ara → jesieniara
Declension
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ara
Further reading
- -ara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ara (Cyrillic spelling -ара)
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a performer, a woman with large body parts, or a shop or workshop.
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