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Latin
Etymology
From gerō (“to carry, to bear”). Compare -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒer]
Suffix
-ger (feminine -gera, neuter -gerum); first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.
Usage notes
- The adjectives created with this suffix tend to be poetic and also have an analogous (and often more common) form created with the suffix -fer.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Italian: -gero
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