-ar

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Suffix

-ar

  1. Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
    Synonyms: -al, -an, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y
    pole + ‎-ar → ‎polar
    line + ‎-ar → ‎linear
    molecule + ‎-ar → ‎molecular
    alveolus + ‎-ar → ‎alveolar
    column + ‎-ar → ‎columnar
Usage notes

See usage notes at -al.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin -ārius or French -aire.

Suffix

-ar

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc.

Etymology 3

From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.

Suffix

-ar

  1. Forms agent nouns.

Etymology 4

Clipping of star.; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar.

Suffix

-ar

  1. (astronomy) Used to form names of star types, such as magnetar, collapsar, etc.
Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -ārius, -ārium. Compare Daco-Romanian -ar.

Suffix

-ar m

  1. suffix used to denote a profession or craft

Derived terms

Azerbaijani

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
postconsonantal -ar -ər
postvocalic -yar -yər

-ar

  1. Postconsonantal form of -ər after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Basque

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ar

  1. Alternative form of -tar (demonym-forming suffix)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ar (male).

Suffix

-ar

  1. male (animals)
    katu (cat) + ‎-ar → ‎katar (tomcat)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ar

  1. about to
    Itxaron, bukatzear nago.Wait, I'll finish in a moment.

Further reading

  • -ar” in Labayru Hiztegia

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Pronunciation

(adjective)

(noun)

Suffix

-ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -ars)

  1. -ar; forms adjectives of one form indicating that the noun that is modified by the adjective is pertaining to the root word used to form the adjective

Suffix

-ar m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ars)

  1. forms nouns indicating where a given crop is grown
    taronger (orange tree) + ‎-ar → ‎tarongerar (orange grove)
  2. forms nouns indicating where something is usually found
    canyís (common reed) + ‎-ar → ‎canyissar (reed bed)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite , past participle -at)

  1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
    col·lecció (collection) + ‎-ar → ‎col·leccionar (to collect)
Conjugation

In older versions of Catalan, the second person endings for the preterite were -ast in the singular and -às in the plural.

Derived terms

Further reading

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āre.

Suffix

-ar (ORB, broad)

  1. Forms first-conjugation verbs.

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Suffix

-ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ares)

  1. -ar; forms relational adjectives from nouns
    molécula (molecule) + ‎-ar → ‎molecular (molecular)

Etymology 2

From Latin -āre.

Suffix

-ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite -ei, past participle -ado)

  1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
    fragmento (fragment) + ‎-ar → ‎fragmentar (to fragment)
Conjugation
Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Latin -arius. Doublet of -er and -är.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ar

  1. -ary
    Mission + ‎-ar → ‎Missionar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French -erItalian -areSpanish -ar, from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ar

  1. This ending denotes the present infinitive form of a verb.
    Me volas komprar ca objekto.I want to buy this thing.

Derived terms

  • -ir (past infinitive tense)
  • -or (future infinitive tense)

Interlingua

Suffix

-ar

  1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to apply or make use of the root.
  2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

See also

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From apocope of final e in -āre, neuter of -āris, dissimilated form (after a preceding l) of -ālis.

Suffix

-ar n (genitive -āris); third declension

  1. noun-forming suffix

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative -ar -āria
genitive -āris -ārium
dative -ārī -āribus
accusative -ar -āria
ablative -ārī -āribus
vocative -ar -āria

Derived terms

Ngarrindjeri

Suffix

-ar

  1. Suffix meaning many and used to denote a plural.
    mimini (woman) + ‎-ar → ‎miminar (women)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse -ar, the nominative plural ending for masculine a-stem and feminine o-stem nouns.

Suffix

-ar m or f

  1. Used to form regular indefinite plurals of most masculine nouns.
    gut (boy) + ‎-ar → ‎gutar (boys)
  2. Used to form regular indefinite plurals of some feminine nouns.
    gjerning (act) + ‎-ar → ‎gjerningar (acts)

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse -ar, the genitive singular ending for strong feminine nouns and masculine i- and u-stem nouns.

Alternative forms

Interfix

-ar m or f

  1. Used to form indefinite genitive singulars of strong feminine nouns and some strong masculine nouns, used in frozen expressions.
    Ein fredar mann.A peaceful man/person.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse -ari.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ar m

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, a person who performs the action of the verb.
    Ein som lever av å baka, er ein bakar.One who makes his living baking is a baker.

Etymology 4

From Old Norse -arr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (warrior), *warjaz (defender) and *gaizaz (spear).

Suffix

-ar m

  1. A name suffix, meaning warrior, guardian or spear

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan -ar, from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ar

  1. Suffix of verbs of the first conjugation

Conjugation

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

    Suffix

    -ar

    1. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives — forms regular first-conjugation verbs in the impersonal infinitive
    2. forms the first-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
    3. forms the third-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
    Conjugation
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Fala: -al
    • Galician: -ar
    • Portuguese: -ar

    Etymology 2

      Learned borrowing from Latin -āre.

      Suffix

      -ar

      1. forms adjectives from nouns
        capitulo (ecclesiastical chapter) + ‎-ar → ‎capitular (capitular)
      Derived terms
      Category Old Galician-Portuguese terms suffixed with -ar (adjective) not found
      Descendants

      Old Norse

      Etymology

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      Pronunciation

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      Suffix

      -ar

      1. plural (clarification of this definition is needed)
      2. genitive (Can we add an example for this sense?)

      Portuguese

      Etymology 1

        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ar, from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

        Pronunciation

         
         

        Suffix

        -ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite -ei, past participle -ado)

        1. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives — forms regular first-conjugation verbs in the impersonal infinitive
          asfalto (asphalt) + ‎-ar → ‎asfaltar (to asphalt)
          diálogo (dialogue) + ‎-ar → ‎dialogar (to dialogue)
        2. forms the first-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
        3. forms the third-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
        Conjugation
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

          From Old Galician-Portuguese -ar, from Latin āre.

          Pronunciation

           
           

          • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (Brazil) -aʁ

          Suffix

          -ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ares)

          1. forms adjectives from nouns, especially those that already contain an L; -ar
            Synonyms: -al, -ário
          Derived terms

          Romanian

          Alternative forms

          Etymology

            Inherited from Latin -ārium, accusative of -ārius.

            Pronunciation

            Suffix

            -ar m (plural -ari)

            1. Added to a word to denote a profession or craft; -er
              roată (wheel) + ‎-ar → ‎rotar (wheeler)
              oală (pot) + ‎-ar → ‎olar (potter)
              fier (iron) + ‎-ar → ‎fierar (blacksmith)
              vacă (cow) + ‎-ar → ‎văcar (cowherd)
              porc (pig) + ‎-ar → ‎porcar (swineherd)

            Declension

            singular plural
            indefinite definite indefinite definite
            nominative-accusative -ar -arul -ari -arii
            genitive-dative -ar -arului -ari -arilor
            vocative -arule -arilor

            Derived terms

            See also

            Serbo-Croatian

            Etymology

            Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

            Pronunciation

            IPA(key): /aːr/

            Suffix

            -ar (Cyrillic spelling -ар)

            1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, a person who does something, or an animal who does something.

            Usage notes

            Nouns with this ending may use either the non-palatal declension (V sg. -e, I sg. -om) or the palatal declension (V sg. -u, I sg. -em), e.g. s pekarom or s pekarem.

            Derived terms

            See also

            References

            • Browne, Wayles (1993) “Serbo-Croat”, in Comrie, Bernard, Corbett, Greville G., editors, The Slavonic Languages, London and New York: Routledge, page 320
            • Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 122, § 321

            Slovene

            Etymology

            From Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

            Suffix

            -ar m

            1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun.

            Derived terms

            Spanish

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈaɾ/
            • Rhymes: -aɾ
            • Syllabification: -ar

            Etymology 1

            Inherited from Latin -āris.

            Suffix

            -ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -ares)

            1. indicates membership or status
              gránulo (granule) + ‎-ar → ‎granular (granular)
              testículo (testicle) + ‎-ar → ‎testicular (testicular)

            Suffix

            -ar m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ares)

            1. indicates a place where something is grown
              Synonym: -al
              anís (anise) + ‎-ar → ‎anisar (anise field)
              haba (bean) + ‎-ar → ‎habar (bean patch)
              sandía (watermelon) + ‎-ar → ‎sandiar (watermelon patch)

            Derived terms

            Etymology 2

            Inherited from Latin -āre, the infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

            Suffix

            -ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite , past participle -ado)

            1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
              programa (program) + ‎-ar → ‎programar (to schedule)
            Conjugation

            See also

            Further reading

            Swedish

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. Suffix for the indefinite plural form of nouns of the second declension.
            2. Suffix for the present tense, active voice, indicative mood for the absolute majority of Swedish verbs.

            Usage notes

            • For verbs, it is more customary to identify the -a of this 'suffix' as belonging to the stem of the verb, and thus only consider -r to be the suffix. However, the verbs which in present tense ends in the letters -ar are commonly called -ar-verbs, as to differentiate them from -er-verbs and verbs which don't end in -a in infinitive.
            • See also the usage notes for -r.

            Turkish

            Pronunciation

            Etymology 1

            Form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. Simple present and aorist tense marker.

            Etymology 2

            Form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. Makes adjectives out of verbs.
            2. Makes nouns out of verbs.

            Etymology 3

            Post-consonantal form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. Derives distributive numbers.

            Etymology 4

            From Ottoman Turkish ـر (-r, -er, -ar), from Proto-Turkic *-gar.[1]

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. Derives Intransitive verbs from names of colors.
              kara (black) + ‎-ar → ‎kararmak (to turn black, to darken)
              ak (white, light) + ‎-ar → ‎ağarmak (to turn white, to whiten)
              mor (purple) + ‎-ar → ‎morarmak (to turn purple, to bruise)
            2. Derives Transitive verbs from nouns.
              ev (home, house) + ‎-er → ‎evermek (to marry off)
              ön (front, ahead) + ‎-er → ‎önermek (to put forward, to propose)

            References

            1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "+gAr-" - in Nişanyan Sözlük

            Welsh

            Etymology

            From Proto-Brythonic *-ar, from Proto-Celtic *-aros, from Proto-Indo-European *-Hrós.[1] (See byddar (deaf).)

            Pronunciation

            Suffix

            -ar

            1. adjectival suffix
              cynt (before, earlier) + ‎-ar → ‎cynnar (early)
              diwedd (end) + ‎-ar → ‎diweddar (late)

            Derived terms

            References

            1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 153 i (4)

            Further reading

            • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies