"-er" meaning in French

See -er in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /e/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt--er.wav
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er Inherited from Middle French -er. For the loss of final -r in pronunciation, compare another suffix -ier (but not its feminine form -ière), and nouns gars and monsieur. Elsewhere, -r is not silent (e.g. hiver, mer). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-er<id:verb>|id=verbal|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er Inherited from Middle French -er. Head templates: {{fr-verb}} -er (verb-forming suffix) Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -er [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], -ant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], [participle, past], -e [first-person, indicative, present, singular], ə [first-person, indicative, present, singular], -es [indicative, present, second-person, singular], -e [indicative, present, singular, third-person], -ons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], -ez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], -ent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], -ais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], -ais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], -ait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], -ions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], -iez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], -aient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], -ai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], -as [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], -a [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], -âmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], -âtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], -èrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], -erai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], -eras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], -era [future, indicative, singular, third-person], -erons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], -erez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], -eront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], -erais [conditional, first-person, singular], -erais [conditional, second-person, singular], -erait [conditional, singular, third-person], -erions [conditional, first-person, plural], -eriez [conditional, plural, second-person], -eraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], -e [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], ə [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], -es [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], -e [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], -ions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], -iez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], -ent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], -asse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], -asses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], -ât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], -assions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], -assiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], -assent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], -e [imperative, second-person, singular], -ons [first-person, imperative, plural], -ez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--er-fr-suffix-dTK6CveY Categories (other): French entries with etymology texts, French entries with etymology trees, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /e/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt--er.wav Forms: -ers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er Inherited from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-er<id:noun>|id=nominal|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er Inherited from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -er m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ers)
  1. forms nouns indicating the person who exercises a particular activity Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ère
    Sense id: en--er-fr-suffix-i01985af Categories (other): French entries with etymology texts, French entries with etymology trees, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "-ât",
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      "form": "-assent",
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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