-baar

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See also: baar and bår

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch -baer, from Old Dutch *-bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz, which belongs to the verb *beraną (to bear). See English bear (verb). Cognate with German -bar, Latin -fer.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-baar

  1. -able, indicates an action can be performed.
    bruikbaaruseable

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Adolphe van Loey, "Schönfeld's historische grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 1954, 5de druk; § 165c

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Compare German -bar, Dutch -baar, Old English -bǣre.

Suffix[edit]

-baar

  1. -able