μακάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μακάριν, μακάρι (makárin, makári), from Koine Greek μακάριον (makárion), from Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários).

Particle

μακάρι • (makári)

I wish, if only
Μακάρι να ξεχαστούμε όλοι.
Makári na xechastoúme óloi.
If only we were all forgotten.

Synonyms

είθε (eíthe, particle)
αμήν (amín, interjection)
άμποτε (ámpote, interjection)

Descendants

Through Medieval Greek:

→ Asturian: magar
→ Italian: magari
→ Ladino: makare
→ Old Galician-Portuguese: macar
→ Romanian: măcar
→ Serbo-Croatian: makar
→ Sicilian: macari
→ Spanish: maguer