-are

See also: are, Are, -aré, åre, Åre, aré, arë, āre, and ārē

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin -āre.

Suffix

-are

1. Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.
2. Used, with a stem to form some adjectives whose masculine and feminine forms are the same

Usage notes

• See parlare as an example of a regular -are verb.
• The only irregular -are verbs are andare, dare and stare and verbs derived from or suffixed by them (oltrandare, ridare, sottostare ...).
• fare and related verbs (from Latin facere) are considered to be irregular -ere verbs.
• See cellulare as an example of such an adjective.

See also

• -ere
• -ire

Etymology 2

From Latin -ārem, accusative form of -āris.

Suffix

-are m or f (plural -ari)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns.

Etymology 3

Suffix

-are f

1. feminine plural of -aro

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -are

Anagrams

• -erà, Era, Rea, era, rea

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.re/, [ˈäːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.re/, [ˈäːre]

Etymology 1

By analogy with -ere.

Suffix

1. present active infinitive of -ō (first conjugation)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• -āris (indicative only)

Suffix

1. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative of -ō (first conjugation)

Etymology 3

Suffix

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -āris

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin -āre, present infinitive of -ō (1^st-conjugation verbal suffix), from Proto-Italic *-āō.

Suffix

-are (Logudorese, Nuorese)

1. Attached to a stem, forms the present infinitive of most regular verbs

Conjugation

    Conjugation of -are (Logudorese)

infinitive	simple	-are
	compound	èssere or àere + past participle
gerund	simple	-ende
	compound	essende or appende + past participle
past participle		-adu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	-o	-as	-at	-amus	-ades	-ant
	imperfect	-aia, -aio	-aias	-aiat	-aìamus	-aìazis	-aiant
	future	apo a -are	as a -are	at a -are	amus a -are	azis a -are	ant a -are
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of èssere or àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of èssere or àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of èssere or àere + past participle
conditional		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia -are	dias -are	diat -are	diemus -are	diedas -are	diant -are
perfect		present conditional of èssere or àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo, chi eo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	-e	-es	-et	-emus	-edas	-ent
	imperfect	-ere	-eres	-eret	-èremus	-èrezis	-erent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of èssere or àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of èssere or àere + past participle
imperative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	-a	-et	-emus	-ade	-ent

    Conjugation of -are (Nuorese)

infinitive	simple	-are
	compound	èssere or àere + past participle
gerund	simple	-ende
	compound	essende or aende + past participle
past participle		-au
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	-o	-as	-at	-amus	-aes	-ant
	imperfect	-abo	-abas	-abat	-abamus	-abazes	-abant
	future	apo a -are	as a -are	at a -are	amus a -are	azis a -are	ant a -are
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of èssere or àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of èssere or àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of èssere or àere + past participle
conditional		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia -are	dias -are	diat -are	diamus -are	diazes -are	diant -are
perfect		present conditional of èssere or àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi dego, chi deo	chi tue	chi issu/issa	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	-e	-es	-et	-emus	-ezas	-ent
	imperfect	-ere	-eres	-eret	-eremus	-erezis	-erent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of èssere or àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of èssere or àere + past participle
imperative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	-a	-et	-emus	-ae	-ent

Derived terms

Sardinian terms suffixed with -are

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse -ari, from Proto-Germanic *-ōzô.

Suffix

-are

1. (on adjectives) Regular construction of comparative: ful (“ugly”) → fulare (“uglier”)
2. (on verbs) Denotes a person or object who (regularly) performs the action of the verb: klättra (“climb”) → klättrare (“climber”)
3. Used to form the names of residents or inhabitants of particular places; in particular towns/cities: Stockholm → stockholmare (“Stockholmer”). Note that the resulting word is not capitalized.

Usage notes

(noun): Unchanged in the plural nominative, this having what in Swedish is called nollplural (“zero-plural”).

Synonyms

• (person from): -bo (3) (in some cases not as common as -are)

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -are

Anagrams

• -era, era, rea