-gar

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *-āk-aro-, equivalent to -og +‎ -ar. The sense of liking or fondness is influenced by caru (to love).[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-gar

  1. adjectival suffix, often indicating tendency, -ful
    meddwl (thought) + ‎-gar → ‎meddylgar (thoughtful, considerate)
    traidd (penetration) + ‎-gar → ‎treiddgar (penetrating)
    lliw (colour) + ‎-gar → ‎lliwgar (colourful)
  2. adjectival suffix indicating a like or fondness of, -loving
    arian (money) + ‎-gar → ‎ariangar (money-loving, covetous)
    gwlad (country) + ‎-gar → ‎gwlatgar (patriotic)
    darllen (to read) + ‎-gar → ‎darllengar (fond of reading)

Derived terms

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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 (8)

Further reading

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