-ár

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ár

  1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun or an adjective indicating the place of the action or the doer or the result of the action.
    váj (to deepen) + ‎-ár → ‎vájár (collier, miner)

Usage notes

  • (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ár is added to back-vowel words
    -ér is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

See also

Slovak

Etymology

Cognates include Czech -ář.

Suffix

-ár m

  1. suffix used to form agent nouns from verbs
    klamať + ‎-ár → ‎klamár

Derived terms