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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ařь. Cognate with Russian -арь (-arʹ).
Suffix
-ар • (-ar)
- Used to form animate nouns.
- варо́ты (varóty) + -ар (-ar) → варата́р (varatár)
Derived terms
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ар • (-ar)
- 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)
- 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 • (-ar) m (feminine -арка)
- 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”)
- 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”)
- 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