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-ar

1

variant of the adjective-forming suffix -al1, joined to words in which an l precedes the suffix: circular; lunar; singular.

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Nearby words

  1. -ane,
  2. -ant,
  3. -anthous,
  4. -anum,
  5. -anus,
  6. -arama,
  7. -arch,
  8. -archy,
  9. -ard,
  10. -aria

Origin of -ar

1
< Latin -āris; replacing Middle English -er < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin -āris

-ar

2

variant of -er2, often under the influence of a spelling with -ar- in a cognate Latin noun: burglar; cellar; collar; mortar; poplar; scholar; vicar; vinegar.

-ar

3

variant of -er1 on the model of -ar2, used in the formation of nouns of agency: liar; beggar.
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British Dictionary definitions for -ar

-ar

suffix forming adjectives

of; belonging to; likelinear; polar; minuscular

Word Origin for -ar

via Old French -er from Latin -āris, replacing -ālis (-al 1) after stems ending in l
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Word Origin and History for -ar

-ar

word-formation element meaning "pertaining to, of the nature of," from Latin -arem, -aris "of the kind of, belonging to," a secondary form of -alis, dissimilated for used after syllables with an -l- (e.g. insularis for *insulalis, stellaris for *stellalis).

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