-ar
-ar suffix: of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Suffix (1)
-ar
- Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
- alveolus + -ar → alveolar
- lobe + -ar → lobar
Suffix (2)
-ar
- Ending of some nouns denoting occupations, chiefly inherited from Middle English nouns borrowed from Old French or Medieval Latin.
Suffix (3)
-ar
- Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English.
- beggar, liar, pedlar
Suffix (4)
-ar
- Used to form names of star types.
-ar meaning in Arabic
-ar in Arabic
- of, near, or pertaining to
- ـِيّ -iyy
Synonyms of -ar
Origin of -ar
Borrowed from Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”). Distant doublet of -al.
Inherited from Middle English -ar, -er, -arie, borrowed from Latin -ārius or Old French -aire. Doublet of -ary, -eer, -ier, and -yer.
From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.
Questions about -ar
- What does -ar mean?
- -ar means of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
- What is -ar in Arabic?
- -ar in Arabic is ـِيّ (-iyy). See -ar meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is -ar?
- -ar is a suffix.
Words near -ar in the dictionary
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