-ar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Suffix 1.1.2 Usage notes 1.1.3 Synonyms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Suffix 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Suffix 2 Bosnian 2.1 Suffix 2.2 See also 3 Catalan 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Suffix 3.1.1.1 Derived terms 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Suffix 3.2.1.1 Derived terms 4 Croatian 4.1 Suffix 4.2 See also 5 Esperanto 5.1 Suffix 6 Ido 6.1 Suffix 7 Old Norse 7.1 Suffix 8 Serbian 8.1 Suffix 8.2 See also 9 Spanish 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Suffix 9.2.1 Synonyms 10 Swedish 10.1 Suffix 10.1.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin -aris (“‘of, pertaining to’”)

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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.

   line, linear

   alveolus, alveolar

   column, columnar

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If the root word ends in r, the variant -al is often used instead. Sometimes both forms are used: linear, lineal.

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• -al
• -an
• -ary
• -ese
• -ic
• -id
• -ish
• -like
• -oid
• -ory
• -ous
• -y

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin -arius or French -aire

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-ar

1. Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc.

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Alteration of -er or -or

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-ar

1. Forming nouns such as beggar, liar, pedlar, etc.

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[edit] Bosnian

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-ar

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

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• -ičar

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin -aris (“‘of, pertaining to’”)

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-ar

1. -ar; used to form 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.
2. Used to form nouns indicating where a given crop is grown.
3. Used to form nouns indicating where something is usually found.

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• See Category:Catalan words suffixed with -ar

[edit] Etymology 2

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-ar

1. Used to form first conjugation verbs indicating an action related to the root word.

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• See Category:Catalan words suffixed with -ar

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[edit] Croatian

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-ar

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

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• -ičar

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[edit] Esperanto

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-ar

1. Denotes a collection. See -aro.

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[edit] Ido

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-ar

1. This ending denotes the present infinitive form of a verb.

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[edit] Old Norse

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-ar

1. possessive

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[edit] Serbian

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-ar (Cyrillic spelling -ар)

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

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• -ičar

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin -aris.

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-ar

1. Forming adjectives meaning membership or status
2. Forming nouns indicating a place or growth or abundance

   sandía (watermelon) - sandiar (watermelon patch)

   haba (bean) - habar (bean patch)

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• (indicating a place):
• -al

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[edit] Swedish

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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.

[edit] Usage notes

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 doesn't end in -a in infinitive.