-ware
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Suffix
-ware
- Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.
- glassware
- Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.
- giftware
[edit] Usage notes
- Do not confuse -ware with -wear, which is used for types of clothing.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived using -ware (substance, kind, or use)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Etymology 2
From software.
[edit] Suffix
-ware
- Used to form nouns denoting various
- types of program (e.g. firmware, middleware, software)
- class of program (e.g. malware; viral-like capability)
- also use to classify a particular mechanism of programs
- (e.g. groupware in computer-mediated communication)
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived using -ware (software)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Old English
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-werioz (“‘dwellers of’”). Akin to Old English wer "man". More at wer
[edit] Suffix
-ware m pl
- (used in the plural) suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place
- burgwaras "residents of a burg, burghers, citizens"
- Lundenwaras "Londoners"
- Rōmware "Romans"
[edit] Declension
(masc. i-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | - | -ware |
| accusative | - | -ware |
| genitive | - | -wara |
| dative | - | -warum |
[edit] Declension
(masc. a-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | - | -waras |
| accusative | - | -waras |
| genitive | - | -wara |
| dative | - | -warum |
[edit] Declension
(masc. n-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | - | -waran |
| accusative | - | -waran |
| genitive | - | -warena |
| dative | - | -warum |
[edit] Declension
(fem. a-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | - | -waru |
| accusative | - | -waru |
| genitive | - | -wara |
| dative | - | -warum |
[edit] Descendants
- English -er
