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-ar-

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): //
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: ar

Interfix

-ar-

  1. Root form of -aro

Ido

Suffix

-ar-

  1. suffix denoting a collection, group or set of objects or beings

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse -ar, the genitive singular ending for strong feminine nouns.

Interfix

-ar- m or f

  1. Used to form indefinite genitive singulars of strong feminine nouns, used in compounds.
    tid (time) + bolk (section)tidarbolk (period)

Sundanese

Alternative forms

Infix

-ar-

  1. infix denoting plurality for verbs, adjectives, nouns and pronouns
    diuk (to sit) + -ar- (plural marker)dariuk (to sit [of plural agents])
    buruk (rotten) + -ar- (plural marker)baruruk (to be rotten [of plural entities])
    sia (you (vulgar)) + -ar- (plural marker)saria (you [plural, vulgar]; you lot)
    budak (child) + -ar- (plural marker)barudak (children)

Usage notes

  • In words that start with a vowel, the infix is turned into a prefix ar-.
    ulin (to play) + -ar- (plural marker)arulin (to play [of plural agents])
    asup (to enter) + -ar- (plural marker)arasup (to enter [of plural agents])
  • In words that start with an l, or have r in positions other than the initial consonants of the first two syllables, the infix will turn into -al-.
    lumpat (to run) + -ar- (plural marker)lalumpat (to run [of plural agents])
    hormat (to honor) + -ar- (plural marker)halormat (to honor [of plural agents])
    paur (alarming) + -ar- (plural marker)palaur (very alarming)
  • The affix can be reduplicated into -arar- to denote intensity or plural of groups.
    budak (child)barudak (children)bararudak ("many, many children")
    haneut (warm)haraneut (very warm)hararaneut ("very, very warm")
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