"ἄρα" meaning in All languages combined

See ἄρα on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /á.ra/, /ˈa.ra/, /ˈa.ra/, /á.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾰ̓́ρᾰ [canonical], ắră [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“thus, so”) (which is probably a grammaticalization of the "to fit, fix" meaning). Cognates include Lithuanian ir̃ (“and; so”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₂er-|t=thus, so}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“thus, so”), {{cog|lt|ir̃|t=and; so}} Lithuanian ir̃ (“and; so”) Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=ᾰ̓́ρᾰ|head2=}} ᾰ̓́ρᾰ • (ắră), {{grc-conjunction|ᾰ̓́ρᾰ}} ᾰ̓́ρᾰ • (ắră)
  1. so, then, therefore, consequently Synonyms: ᾰ̓́ρ (ắr) (english: before a consonant), ᾰ̓́ρ’ (ắr’) [apocopic], ῥᾰ (rhă) (english: after a monosyllabic word), a word ending in a vowel
    Sense id: en-ἄρα-grc-conj-u3R0MSP8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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