-ler
German
Etymology
From the German suffix -er. Result of a wrong segmentation of nouns ending in -l and the suffix -er, in words like Sattler, Ziegler.
Pronunciation
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Suffix
-ler
- used to create agent nouns, similar to -er
Declension
Derived terms
Greenlandic
Affix
-ler (n-v?, truncative?)
- provides with
Usage notes
Sometimes fusioning. When used intransitively, may have a reflexive meaning.
Derived terms
References
- -ler in Katersat
- Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 240. Atuagkat 2003.
Affix
-ler (v-v?, truncative?)
- has begun to [verb], is about to [verb], is in the process of [verb]ing
Further reading
- Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 241. Atuagkat 2003.
Turkish
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ler
Usage notes
- It's used when the noun's last vowel is a front vowel.
- When the noun's last vowel is a back vowel, -lar is used instead.