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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /jaːr/
Suffix
-jar (Cyrillic spelling -јар)
- 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
The default suffix is -ar. -jar is used on stems ending with c, k, g, h, and z, which are then iotated into č, č, ž, š and ž respectively.
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 klobučarom or s klobučarem.
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References
- Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 122, § 322