"-ari" meaning in Latin

See -ari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈaː.riː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ri] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -ārī [canonical]
Etymology: Apparently from a dative singular in -ī, the semantic shift being "for Xing" > "to be Xed". Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|-ī<id:dative>|id=infinitive suffix}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "dative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "abstract noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ḗy", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ēi(s)", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ī", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ari", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="infinitive suffix" data-lang="la" data-title="-ari" id="Latin:_infinitive_suffix"> Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-ārī}} -ārī
  1. present passive infinitive of -ō (first conjugation) Tags: form-of, infinitive, morpheme, passive, present Form of: -ō (extra: first conjugation)
    Sense id: en--ari-la-suffix-WucOqWhO Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 88 12 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ˈaː.riː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ri] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -ārī [canonical]
Etymology templates: {{ety|la|id=dative suffix}} Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-ārī}} -ārī
  1. dative/ablative singular of -āris Tags: ablative, dative, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -āris
    Sense id: en--ari-la-suffix-1lXPDskX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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