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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -baer, from Old Dutch *-bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz, which belongs to the verb *beraną (“to bear”). See English bear (verb).
Cognate with German -bar, Latin -fer.[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-baar
- -able, attaches to verbs to form an adjective that indicates that an action can be performed
- Synonym: -abel
- eten (“to eat”) + -baar → eetbaar (“edible”)
Usage notes
This suffix has become very productive in colloquial language in recent years, which means that -baar may be attached to any verb, even if a term with the same meaning already exists. You may hear nonstandard terms such as begrijpbaar (understandable, standard form begrijpelijk) or doebaar (doable, standard form te doen or uitvoerbaar).
Derived terms
References
- ^ Adolphe van Loey, "Schönfeld's historische grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 1954, 5de druk; § 165c
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Compare German -bar, Dutch -baar, Old English -bǣre.
Suffix
-baar
- -able