"-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)
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, {{cog|enm|-ere}} Middle English -ere, {{inh|en|ang|-ere}} Old English -ere Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ar, {{en-suffix}} -ar
  1. Forms agent nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ar-en-suffix-9z2kX1t2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 6 61 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 24 entries: 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 9 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 5 1 1 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 10 2 5 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 5 6 0 1 10 6 6
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: {{clipping of|en|star}} Clipping of star. 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 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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        },
        {
          "word": "-ary"
        },
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          "word": "-ese"
        },
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          "word": "-ic"
        },
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          "word": "-id"
        },
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          "word": "-ish"
        },
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          "word": "-like"
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          "word": "-oid"
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          "word": "-ory"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ous"
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          "word": "-y"
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