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αρας
curse /aˈras/
nounB2#2714 most common
Also: imprecation, malediction, curse-oath
Example sentences
Αυτή είναι η αρά της γιαγιάς.
This is the grandmother's curse.
Φοβόμαστε την αρά του παππού.
We fear the grandfather's curse.
Το σπίτι βαραίνει από το βάρος μιας παλιάς αράς.
The house is weighed down by the burden of an old curse.
Ο γέρος πρόφερε μια βαριά αρά πριν πεθάνει.
The old man uttered a heavy curse before he died.
Το χωριό πίστευε ότι η αρά των προγόνων ακολουθούσε την οικογένεια για γενιές.
The village believed the ancestors' curse followed the family for generations.
Στη λαϊκή παράδοση, η αρά μιας αδικημένης γυναίκας θεωρείται πιο ισχυρή από κάθε ξόρκι.
In folk tradition, the curse of a wronged woman is considered stronger than any spell.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η αρά | οι αρές |
| Genitive | της αράς | των αρών |
| Accusative | την αρά | τις αρές |
| Vocative | αρά | αρές |
Word family
κατάραcurse (the common everyday word)
καταριέμαιto curse someone
καταραμένοςcursed, damned
κατάρατοςaccursed (older, more formal)
Etymology
The noun goes back to Ancient Greek ἀρά (ará), meaning a prayer or an invoked curse. Its further origin is not settled among linguists, and some scholars treat it as a word without a clear Indo-European source. In everyday Modern Greek the word survives mainly inside the compound κατάρα, while the bare form αρά stays in literary, legal, or folkloric registers.
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