-ar-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ar"

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ar-

  1. Root form of -aro

Ido

Suffix

-ar-

  1. suffix denoting a collection, group or set of objects or beings

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ar-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse -ar, the genitive singular ending for strong feminine nouns.

Interfix

-ar- m or f

  1. Used to form indefinite genitive singulars of strong feminine nouns, used in compounds.
    ‎tid (“time”) + ‎bolk (“section”) → ‎tidarbolk (“period”)

Sundanese

Alternative forms

Infix

-ar-

  1. infix denoting plural marker for nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns
    ‎budak (“child”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎barudak (“children”)
    ‎buruk (“rotten”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎baruruk (“rotten, i.e. many are rotten”)
    ‎sia (“you (vulgar)”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎saria (“you (plural, vulgar); you lot”)

Usage notes

  • In words that start with a vowel, the infix is turned into a prefix ar-.
    ‎ulin (“to play”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎arulin (“playing, i.e. many are playing”)
    ‎asup (“to enter”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎arasup (“enterin, i.e. many are entering”)
  • In words that start with an ⟨l⟩, ⟨r⟩, or any consonant cluster, the infix will turn into -al-.
    ‎bageur (“well-behaved”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎barageur (“well-behaved, i.e. many are well behaved”)
    ‎badeur (“naughty”) + ‎-ar- (“plural marker”) → ‎baladeur (“naughty, i.e. many are naughty”)
  • The affix can be reduplicated into -arar- to denote intensity or plural of groups.
    budak (“child”) → barudak (“children”) → bararudak ("many, many children")
    haneut (“warm”) → haraneut (“very warm”) → hararaneut ("very, very warm")
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