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־ער, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
־ער in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle High German -ære, -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz; cognate with German -er.
Suffix
־ער • (-er)
- -er (one who does something)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German -ære, -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-Germanic *warjaz; cognate with German -er.
Suffix
־ער • (-er)
- -er (a resident or inhabitant of a place)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle High German -er, from Old High German -iro from Proto-Germanic *-izô; cognate with German -er
Suffix
־ער • (-er)
- -er (forms comparative adjectives)
Usage notes
The predicative form of the adjective may be used instead of the masculine nominative on adjectives whose base form (without the comparative suffix) already end in ־ער, to avoid the adjective ending with ־ערערער.
Declension
Declension of ־ער
| predicative
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־ער
-er
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| case
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| indefinite
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definite
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post./nom.
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| nominative
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־ערער
-erer
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־ער
-er
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־ערע
-ere
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־ערס
-ers
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־ערע
-ere
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־ערע
-ere
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| accusative
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־ערן
-ern
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| dative
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־ערן
-ern
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־ערער
-erer
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