-bar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bar"

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German -bar. Compare Old Norse -bærr.

Suffix

-bar

1. -able

Usage notes

Truncates final schwa: ‎læse + ‎-bar → ‎læsbar.

Declension

Inflection of -bar

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	-bar	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	-bart	—	—2
plural	-bare	—	—2
definite attributive1	-bare	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• -lig
• -abel (mostly with Romance words)

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -bar

agtbar

brugbar

bærbar

dyrebar

dyrkbar

flytbar

frugtbar

gangbar

håndterbar

identificerbar

knepbar

kundbar

læsbar

mærkbar

målbar

skalerbar

strafbar

stridbar

søgbar

sårbar

tænkbar

vaskbar

ærbar

References

• “-bar” in Den Danske Ordbog