-ар

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Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ařь. Cognate with Russian -арь (-arʹ).

Suffix

-ар (-ar)

  1. Used to form animate nouns.
    варо́ты (varóty) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎варата́р (varatár)

Derived terms

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ар (-ar)

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Suffix

-ар (Latin spelling -ar)

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

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -аръ (-ar),-арь (-arʹ) from Old East Slavic -арь (-arĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ар (-arm (feminine -арка)

  1. appended to verbs and nouns to form masculine agent nouns denoting profession/occupation; -er, -or
    вівця́ (vivcjá, sheep) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎вівча́р (vivčár, shepard)
    свиня́ (svynjá, pig) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎свина́р (svynár, pigman)
    зо́лото (zóloto, gold) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎золота́р (zolotár, goldsmith)
    чо́біт (čóbit, boot) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎чабота́р (čabotár, bootmaker, cobbler)
    дої́ти (dojíty, to milk) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎доя́р (dojár, milker, dairyman)
    коси́ти (kosýty, to cut, to mow) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎коса́р (kosár, scytheman, mower)
    писа́ти (pysáty, to write) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎пи́сар (pýsar, scribe, clerk, scrivener)
  2. appended to words to form masculine nouns denoting animals;
    глухи́й (hluxýj, deaf) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎глуха́р (hluxár, capercaillie, wood grouse)
    ши́шка (šýška, cone, pinecone) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎шишка́р (šyškár, crossbill)
    блаки́тний (blakýtnyj, blue) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎блакитна́р (blakytnár, tanager)
  3. appended to words to form masculine nouns denoting objects;
    дим (dym, deaf) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎дима́р (dymár, chimney, bee smoker)
    сухи́й (suxýj, dry) + ‎-ар (-ar) → ‎суха́р (suxár, rusk, crouton)

Derived terms