"-ert" meaning in German

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Suffix

IPA: /-ərt/, [-ɐt]
Etymology: From Bavarian -ert. Doublet of -icht. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|bar:-ert}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Bavarian", "term" : "-ert", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ert", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="-ert">, {{bor|de|bar|-ert}} Bavarian -ert, {{doublet|de|-icht}} Doublet of -icht Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -ert, {{tlb|de|Bavaria|Austria|chiefly|informal}} (Bavaria, Austria, chiefly informal)
  1. Used to form characteristic adjectives from nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Tags: Austria, Bavaria, informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ert-de-suffix-yJbRxTUz Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 19 13 18 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 11 19 16 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 7 20 17 18 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-ərt/, [-ɐt]
Etymology: Weakened form of -hard as in Reinhard. Cognate with Dutch -erd, French and English -ard. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|-erd}} Dutch -erd, {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{cog|en|-ard}} English -ard Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=m}} -ert m, {{tlb|de|outside Bavaria and Austria, but|_|rare}} (outside Bavaria and Austria, but rare)
  1. Used to form nouns. Tags: Austria, Bavaria, informal, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ert-de-suffix-KEPpkW6~ Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 19 13 18 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 11 19 16 18 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "[-ɐt]"
    }
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