-ler

See also: ler, LER, lèr, and lêr

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

1. used to create agent nouns, similar to -er

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ler

• Erstklässler
• CDUler
• Drittklässler
• PDSler
• SPDler
• Zweitklässler

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Greenlandic

Affix

-ler (n-v^?, truncative^?)

1. provides with

   aki (“currency, price”) -> akilerpaa (“pays”)

   ateq (“name”) -> atserpaa (“names, gives a name to”)

Usage notes

Sometimes fusioning. When used intransitively, may have a reflexive meaning.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -ler

References

• -ler in Katersat
• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 240. Atuagkat 2003.

Affix

-ler (v-v^?, truncative^?)

1. 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.

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Turkish

Alternative forms

• -lar

Suffix

-ler

1. Used to form plurals of nouns.

   ‎çiçek + ‎-ler → ‎çiçekler

   Bu ülkede daima Mustafa Kemal'lar olacak. ― There will always be people like Mustafa Kemal in this country.

   Teyzelerime gideceğiz. ― We will go to my aunt's (home).

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.