-τρα

Ancient Greek

Suffix

-τρα • (-tra) n

  1. nominative plural of -τρον (-tron)
  2. accusative plural of -τρον (-tron)
  3. vocative plural of -τρον (-tron)

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾa/

Etymology 1

From Byzantine Greek -τρια (-tria), with loss of middle ι.

Suffix

-τρα • (-tra) f

  1. added to a verb to create words denoting a female occupation:
    ‎πλένω (pléno, “to wash”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎πλύστρα (plýstra, “laundress, washer woman”)
    ‎ράβω (rávo, “to sew”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎ράφτρα (ráftra, “seamstress”)
    ‎κλέβω (klévo, “to steal”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎κλέφτρα (kléftra, “female thief”)
  2. added to a noun or verb to create words denoting a female who has that quality or does that action:
    ‎πλανεύω (planévo, “to lead astray, to seduce”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎πλανεύτρα (planéftra, “seductress”)
    ‎φταίω (ftaío, “to be at fault”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎φταίχτρα (ftaíchtra, “woman to blame, woman at fault”)
  3. added to a noun or verb to create words denoting an animal or an inanimate object or event that has that quality or does that action:
    ‎τσούζω (tsoúzo, “to sting”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎τσούχτρα (tsoúchtra, “jellyfish”)
    ‎ρουφώ (roufó, “to suck”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎ρουφήχτρα (roufíchtra, “whirlpool”)
    ‎χέζω (chézo, “to shit”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎χέστρα (chéstra, “shitter, toilet”)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek -τρα (-tra).

Suffix

-τρα • (-tra) n pl

  1. added to a noun or verb to create words denoting a fee, a cost or a monetary reward:
    ‎διδάσκω (didásko, “to teach”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎δίδακτρα (dídaktra, “tuition fees”)
    ‎εξέταση (exétasi, “examination”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎εξέταστρα (exétastra, “examination fees”)
    ‎ευρετής (evretís, “finder”) + ‎-τρα (-tra) → ‎εύρετρα (évretra, “finder's fee”)
Declension

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -τρα
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