-ear

See also: ear, EAR, éar, èar, and 'ear

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Suffix

-ear (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -eo, first-person singular preterite -eei, past participle -eado)

forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to English -ize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ear

More information Singular, Plural ...

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-ear
Personal	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earen
Gerund
	-eando
Past participle
Masculine	-eado	-eados
Feminine	-eada	-eadas
Indicative
Present	-eo	-eas	-ea	-eamos	-eades	-ean
Imperfect	-eaba	-eabas	-eaba	-eabamos	-eabades	-eaban
Preterite	-eei	-eaches	-eou	-eamos	-eastes	-earon
Pluperfect	-eara	-earas	-eara	-earamos	-earades	-earan
Future	-earei	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-earedes	-earán
Conditional	-earía	-earías	-earía	-eariamos	-eariades	-earían
Subjunctive
Present	-ee	-ees	-ee	-eemos	-eedes	-een
Imperfect	-ease	-eases	-ease	-eásemos	-eásedes	-easen
Future	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earen
Imperative
Affirmative		-ea	-ee	-eemos	-eade	-een
Negative (non)	non -ees	non -ee	non -eemos	non -eedes	non -een

Derived terms

Related terms

-izar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ear, from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈa(ʁ)/ [ɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ʁ)/ [ˈja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iˈa(ɾ)/ [ɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈa(ʁ)/ [ɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ʁ)/ [ˈja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈa(ɻ)/ [ɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈja.ɾi/

Suffix

-ear (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -eio, first-person singular preterite -eei, past participle -eado)

forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to English -ize
‎guerra (“war”) + ‎-ear → ‎guerrear (“to war”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

More information Singular, Plural ...

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-ear
Personal	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earem
Gerund
	-eando
Past participle
Masculine	-eado	-eados
Feminine	-eada	-eadas
Indicative
Present	-eio	-eias	-eia	-eamos	-eais	-eiam
Imperfect	-eava	-eavas	-eava	-eávamos	-eáveis	-eavam
Preterite	-eei	-easte	-eou	-eamos¹, -eámos²	-eastes	-earam
Pluperfect	-eara	-earas	-eara	-eáramos	-eáreis	-earam
Future	-earei	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-eareis	-earão
Conditional	-earia	-earias	-earia	-earíamos	-earíeis	-eariam
Subjunctive
Present	-eie	-eies	-eie	-eemos	-eeis	-eiem
Imperfect	-easse	-easses	-easse	-eássemos	-eásseis	-eassem
Future	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earem
Imperative
Affirmative		-eia	-eie	-eemos	-eai	-eiem
Negative (não)	não -eies	não -eie	não -eemos	não -eeis	não -eiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ear

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ar]

Suffix

-ear

Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’
‎slànaich (“heal, cure”, verb) + ‎-ear → ‎slànaighear (“healer, savior”)
Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’
‎drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust”) + ‎-ear → ‎drùisear (“whoremonger, fornicator, lecher”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ear

Spanish

Alternative forms

-iar (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈaɾ/ [eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: -e‧ar

Suffix

-ear (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -eo, first-person singular preterite -eé, past participle -eado)

forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some pronouns
‎humo (“steam”) + ‎-ear → ‎humear (“to steam”)

Usage notes

The suffix is usually used for loanwords and proper nouns which are used in the form of a verb instead.
‎Google + ‎-ear → ‎googlear (“to google”)

‎Facebook + ‎-ear → ‎facebookear (“to go on Facebook”)

‎cache + ‎-ear → ‎cachear (“to cache”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

More information infinitive, gerund ...

infinitive	-ear
gerund	-eando
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	-eado	-eada
plural	-eados	-eadas
	singular	plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	-eo	-eas^{^tú} -eás^{^vos}	-ea	-eamos	-eáis	-ean
imperfect	-eaba	-eabas	-eaba	-eábamos	-eabais	-eaban
preterite	-eé	-easte	-eó	-eamos	-easteis	-earon
future	-earé	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-earéis	-earán
conditional	-earía	-earías	-earía	-earíamos	-earíais	-earían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	-ee	-ees^{^tú} -eés^{^vos²}	-ee	-eemos	-eéis	-een
imperfect (ra)	-eara	-earas	-eara	-eáramos	-earais	-earan
imperfect (se)	-ease	-eases	-ease	-eásemos	-easeis	-easen
future¹	-eare	-eares	-eare	-eáremos	-eareis	-earen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
affirmative		-ea^{^tú} -eá^{^vos}	-ee	-eemos	-ead	-een
negative		no -ees	no -ee	no -eemos	no -eéis	no -een

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of -ear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive -ear	dative	-earme	-earte	-earle, -earse	-earnos	-earos	-earles, -earse
accusative	-earme	-earte	-earlo, -earla, -earse	-earnos	-earos	-earlos, -earlas, -earse

with gerund -eando	dative	-eándome	-eándote	-eándole, -eándose	-eándonos	-eándoos	-eándoles, -eándose
accusative	-eándome	-eándote	-eándolo, -eándola, -eándose	-eándonos	-eándoos	-eándolos, -eándolas, -eándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative -ea	dative	-éame	-éate	-éale	-éanos	not used	-éales
accusative	-éame	-éate	-éalo, -éala	-éanos	not used	-éalos, -éalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative -eá	dative	-eame	-eate	-eale	-eanos	not used	-eales
accusative	-eame	-eate	-ealo, -eala	-eanos	not used	-ealos, -ealas

with formal second-person singular imperative -ee	dative	-éeme	not used	-éele, -éese	-éenos	not used	-éeles
accusative	-éeme	not used	-éelo, -éela, -éese	-éenos	not used	-éelos, -éelas

with first-person plural imperative -eemos	dative	not used	-eémoste	-eémosle	-eémonos	-eémoos	-eémosles
accusative	not used	-eémoste	-eémoslo, -eémosla	-eémonos	-eémoos	-eémoslos, -eémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative -ead	dative	-eadme	not used	-eadle	-eadnos	-eaos	-eadles
accusative	-eadme	not used	-eadlo, -eadla	-eadnos	-eaos	-eadlos, -eadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative -een	dative	-éenme	not used	-éenle	-éennos	not used	-éenles, -éense
accusative	-éenme	not used	-éenlo, -éenla	-éennos	not used	-éenlos, -éenlas, -éense