-ar

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Suffix

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-ar

  1. Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
    Synonyms: -al, -an, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y
    pole + ‎-ar → ‎polar
    line + ‎-ar → ‎linear
    molecule + ‎-ar → ‎molecular
    alveolus + ‎-ar → ‎alveolar
    column + ‎-ar → ‎columnar
Usage notes
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See usage notes at -al.

Translations
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Etymology 2

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From Latin -ārius or French -aire.

Suffix

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-ar

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc.

Etymology 3

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From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.

Suffix

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-ar

  1. Forms agent nouns.

Etymology 4

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Clipping of star.; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar.

Suffix

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-ar

  1. (astronomy) Used to form names of star types, such as magnetar, collapsar, etc.
Coordinate terms
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Anagrams

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin -ārius, -ārium. Compare Daco-Romanian -ar.

Suffix

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-ar m

  1. suffix used to denote a profession or craft

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Azerbaijani

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Suffix

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preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
postconsonantal -ar -ər
postvocalic -yar -yər

-ar

  1. Postconsonantal form of -ər after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Basque

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. Alternative form of -tar (demonym-forming suffix)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From ar (male).

Suffix

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-ar

  1. male (animals)
    katu (cat) + ‎-ar → ‎katar (tomcat)

Etymology 3

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. [with verbal noun] about to
    Itxaron, bukatzear nago.Wait, I'll finish in a moment.

Further reading

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  • -ar” in Labayru Hiztegia

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Pronunciation

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(adjective)

(noun)

Suffix

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-ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -ars)

  1. -ar; forms adjectives of one form indicating that the noun that is modified by the adjective is pertaining to the root word used to form the adjective

Suffix

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-ar m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ars)

  1. forms nouns indicating where a given crop is grown
    taronger (orange tree) + ‎-ar → ‎tarongerar (orange grove)
  2. forms nouns indicating where something is usually found
    canyís (common reed) + ‎-ar → ‎canyissar (reed bed)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite , past participle -at)

  1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
    col·lecció (collection) + ‎-ar → ‎col·leccionar (to collect)
Conjugation
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In older versions of Catalan, the second person endings for the preterite were -ast in the singular and -às in the plural.

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Further reading

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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -āre.

Suffix

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-ar (ORB, broad)

  1. Forms first-conjugation verbs.

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -āris (of, pertaining to).

Suffix

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-ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ares)

  1. -ar; forms relational adjectives from nouns
    molécula (molecule) + ‎-ar → ‎molecular (molecular)

Etymology 2

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From Latin -āre.

Suffix

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-ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite -ei, past participle -ado)

  1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
    fragmento (fragment) + ‎-ar → ‎fragmentar (to fragment)
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German

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Etymology

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From Latin -arius. Doublet of -er and -är.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːr/, [ˈaː(ɐ̯)], [ˈaːʁ]

Suffix

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-ar

  1. -ary
    Mission + ‎-ar → ‎Missionar

Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -erItalian -areSpanish -ar, from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. This ending denotes the present infinitive form of a verb.
    Me volas komprar ca objekto.I want to buy this thing.

Derived terms

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  • -ir (past infinitive tense)
  • -or (future infinitive tense)

Interlingua

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to apply or make use of the root.
  2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From apocope of final e in -āre, neuter of -āris, dissimilated form (after a preceding l) of -ālis.

Suffix

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-ar n (genitive -āris); third declension

  1. noun-forming suffix

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative -ar -āria
genitive -āris -ārium
dative -ārī -āribus
accusative -ar -āria
ablative -ārī -āribus
vocative -ar -āria

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Ngarrindjeri

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. Suffix meaning many and used to denote a plural.
    mimini (woman) + ‎-ar → ‎miminar (women)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse -ar, the nominative plural ending for masculine a-stem and feminine o-stem nouns.

Suffix

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-ar m or f

  1. Used to form regular indefinite plurals of most masculine nouns.
    gut (boy) + ‎-ar → ‎gutar (boys)
  2. Used to form regular indefinite plurals of some feminine nouns.
    gjerning (act) + ‎-ar → ‎gjerningar (acts)

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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse -ar, the genitive singular ending for strong feminine nouns and masculine i- and u-stem nouns.

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Interfix

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-ar m or f

  1. Used to form indefinite genitive singulars of strong feminine nouns and some strong masculine nouns, used in frozen expressions.
    Ein fredar mann.A peaceful man/person.

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse -ari.

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Suffix

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-ar m

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs, a person who performs the action of the verb.
    Ein som lever av å baka, er ein bakar.One who makes his living baking is a baker.

Etymology 4

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From Old Norse -arr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (warrior), *warjaz (defender) and *gaizaz (spear).

Suffix

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-ar m

  1. A name suffix, meaning warrior, guardian or spear

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan -ar, from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ar

  1. Suffix of verbs of the first conjugation

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

    Suffix

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    -ar

    1. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives — forms regular first-conjugation verbs in the impersonal infinitive
    2. forms the first-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
    3. forms the third-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
    Conjugation
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    Descendants
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    • Fala: -al
    • Galician: -ar
    • Portuguese: -ar

    Etymology 2

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      Learned borrowing from Latin -āre.

      Suffix

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      -ar

      1. forms adjectives from nouns
        capitulo (ecclesiastical chapter) + ‎-ar → ‎capitular (capitular)
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      Category Old Galician-Portuguese terms suffixed with -ar (adjective) not found
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      Old Norse

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      Etymology

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Pronunciation

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      Suffix

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      -ar

      1. plural (clarification of this definition is needed)
      2. genitive (Can we add an example for this sense?)

      Portuguese

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      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ar, from Latin -āre, infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

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        -ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite -ei, past participle -ado)

        1. forms verbs from nouns or adjectives — forms regular first-conjugation verbs in the impersonal infinitive
          asfalto (asphalt) + ‎-ar → ‎asfaltar (to asphalt)
          diálogo (dialogue) + ‎-ar → ‎dialogar (to dialogue)
        2. forms the first-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
        3. forms the third-person singular infinitive of first-conjugation verbs
        Conjugation
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        Etymology 2

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          From Old Galician-Portuguese -ar, from Latin āre.

          Pronunciation

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          • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (Brazil) -aʁ

          Suffix

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          -ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ares)

          1. forms adjectives from nouns, especially those that already contain an L; -ar
            Synonyms: -al, -ário
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          Romanian

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          Alternative forms

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Latin -ārium, accusative of -ārius.

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            -ar m (plural -ari)

            1. Added to a word to denote a profession or craft; -er
              roată (wheel) + ‎-ar → ‎rotar (wheeler)
              oală (pot) + ‎-ar → ‎olar (potter)
              fier (iron) + ‎-ar → ‎fierar (blacksmith)
              vacă (cow) + ‎-ar → ‎văcar (cowherd)
              porc (pig) + ‎-ar → ‎porcar (swineherd)

            Declension

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            singular plural
            indefinite definite indefinite definite
            nominative-accusative -ar -arul -ari -arii
            genitive-dative -ar -arului -ari -arilor
            vocative -arule -arilor

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            Serbo-Croatian

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            Etymology

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            Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

            Pronunciation

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            IPA(key): /aːr/

            Suffix

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            -ar (Cyrillic spelling -ар)

            1. 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

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            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 pekarom or s pekarem.

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            References

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            • Browne, Wayles (1993) “Serbo-Croat”, in Comrie, Bernard, Corbett, Greville G., editors, The Slavonic Languages, London and New York: Routledge, page 320
            • Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 122, § 321

            Slovene

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            Etymology

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            From Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

            Suffix

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            -ar m

            1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun.

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            Spanish

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            Pronunciation

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            • IPA(key): /ˈaɾ/ [ˈaɾ]
            • Rhymes: -aɾ
            • Syllabification: -ar

            Etymology 1

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            Inherited from Latin -āris.

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            -ar m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -ares)

            1. indicates membership or status
              gránulo (granule) + ‎-ar → ‎granular (granular)
              testículo (testicle) + ‎-ar → ‎testicular (testicular)

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            -ar m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ares)

            1. indicates a place where something is grown
              Synonym: -al
              anís (anise) + ‎-ar → ‎anisar (anise field)
              haba (bean) + ‎-ar → ‎habar (bean patch)
              sandía (watermelon) + ‎-ar → ‎sandiar (watermelon patch)

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            Etymology 2

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            Inherited from Latin -āre, the infinitive ending of first conjugation verbs.

            Suffix

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            -ar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -o, first-person singular preterite , past participle -ado)

            1. forms first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word
              programa (program) + ‎-ar → ‎programar (to schedule)
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            Swedish

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            Suffix

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            -ar

            1. Suffix for the indefinite plural form of nouns of the second declension.
            2. Suffix for the present tense, active voice, indicative mood for the absolute majority of Swedish verbs.

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            • For verbs, it is more customary to identify the -a of this 'suffix' as belonging to the stem of the verb, and thus only consider -r to be the suffix. However, the verbs which in present tense ends in the letters -ar are commonly called -ar-verbs, as to differentiate them from -er-verbs and verbs which don't end in -a in infinitive.
            • See also the usage notes for -r.

            Turkish

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            Form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

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            -ar

            1. Simple present and aorist tense marker.

            Etymology 2

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            Form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

            Suffix

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            -ar

            1. Makes adjectives out of verbs.
            2. Makes nouns out of verbs.

            Etymology 3

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            Post-consonantal form of -er after the vowels A / I / O / U.

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            -ar

            1. Derives distributive numbers.

            Etymology 4

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            From Ottoman Turkish ـر (-r, -er, -ar), from Proto-Turkic *-gar.[1]

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            -ar

            1. Derives Intransitive verbs from names of colors.
              kara (black) + ‎-ar → ‎kararmak (to turn black, to darken)
              ak (white, light) + ‎-ar → ‎ağarmak (to turn white, to whiten)
              mor (purple) + ‎-ar → ‎morarmak (to turn purple, to bruise)
            2. Derives Transitive verbs from nouns.
              ev (home, house) + ‎-er → ‎evermek (to marry off)
              ön (front, ahead) + ‎-er → ‎önermek (to put forward, to propose)

            References

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            1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "+gAr-" - in Nişanyan Sözlük

            Welsh

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            Etymology

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            From Proto-Brythonic *-ar, from Proto-Celtic *-aros, from Proto-Indo-European *-Hrós.[1] (See byddar (deaf).)

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            Suffix

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            -ar

            1. adjectival suffix
              cynt (before, earlier) + ‎-ar → ‎cynnar (early)
              diwedd (end) + ‎-ar → ‎diweddar (late)

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            References

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            1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 153 i (4)

            Further reading

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            • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies