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-ar¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”). Distant doublet of -al.

suffix

  1. morpheme 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

    Similar: -al, -an, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y

-ar²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English -ar, -er, -arie, borrowed from Latin -ārius or Old French -aire. Doublet of -ary, -eer, -ier, and -yer.

suffix

  1. morpheme Ending of some nouns denoting occupations, chiefly inherited from Middle English nouns borrowed from Old French or Medieval Latin.

-ar³

Where it comes from

From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.

suffix

  1. morpheme Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English. beggar, liar, pedlar

-ar⁴

Where it comes from

Clipping of star or stellar; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar.

suffix

  1. morpheme Used to form names of star types.

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suffix of, near, or pertaining to

Português-ar
العربيةـِيّ -iyy

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@misc{ar_2026,
  title = {-ar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}