"-ar" meaning in English

See -ar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-āris|t=of, pertaining to}} Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ar, {{en-suffix}} -ar
  1. Of, near, 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 Translations (of, near, or pertaining to): ـِيّ (-iyy) (Arabic), -áris (Hungarian), -ar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--ar-en-suffix-en:adjective Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 29 30 Synonyms: -al, -an, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -ārius or French -aire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ārius}} Latin -ārius, {{der|en|fr|-aire}} French -aire Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ar, {{en-suffix}} -ar
  1. Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ar-en-suffix-p2VQJzov
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-ar}} Middle English -ar, {{m|enm|-are}} -are, {{cog|enm|-ere}} Middle English -ere, {{inh|en|ang|-ere}} Old English -ere, {{m|en|-er}} -er Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ar, {{en-suffix}} -ar
  1. Forming nouns such as beggar, liar, pedlar, etc. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ar-en-suffix-Ud0GlMDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 29 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Etymology: Clipping of star.; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">star</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of star., {{clipping of|en|star}} Clipping of star., {{m|en|pulsar}} pulsar, {{m|en|quasar}} quasar Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ar, {{en-suffix}} -ar
  1. (astronomy) Used to form names of star types, such as magnetar, collapsar, etc. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Astronomy, Stars Coordinate_terms: aster-, astro-, helio-, solar, starry, stellar
    Sense id: en--ar-en-suffix-i-OrEEY0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 29 30 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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