"-ary" meaning in All languages combined

See -ary on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

IPA: /ə.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ə.ɹi/ [General-American], /ɛɹ.i/ [General-American]
Etymology: Back-formation from unary and similar, from Middle English -arie, from Latin adjective suffixes -āris and -ārius; compare related -arian, and -adic. Doublet of -eer and -yer. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|unary}} Back-formation from unary, {{inh|en|enm|-arie}} Middle English -arie, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{doublet|en|-eer|-yer}} Doublet of -eer and -yer Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ary, {{en-suffix}} -ary
  1. Of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: binary, nullary, quaternary, quinary, ternary, unary Translations (of or pertaining to): ـِيّ (-iyy) (Arabic), -ari (Catalan), -ario [masculine] (Galician), -aria [feminine] (Galician), -árius, -(bel)i, -s, -t/tt (Hungarian), -ari (Interlingua), -ário (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--ary-en-suffix-hofPY-hl Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Synonyms: -al, -ar, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to': 100 0
  2. (mathematics) Having the specified arity. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: -adic Translations (having the specified arity): -aarinen (Finnish), -aire (French), -ario [masculine] (Galician), -aria [feminine] (Galician), -är (German), -ario (Italian), -ário (Portuguese), -ar (Romanian), -är (Swedish)
    Sense id: en--ary-en-suffix-kdoTdXCl Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'having the specified arity': 4 96
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