"-er" meaning in Northern Kurdish

See -er in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɛɾ/
Rhymes: -ɛɾ Etymology: Most probably not a cognate of English -er or Latin -ōr or -tōr, and instead a back-formation from -ker (a variant of -ger (“-ist”)) understood as "k-" (present stem of kirin) + "-er". Natively only exists with the most basic verbs such as kirin (-ker), birin (-ber), xistin (-xer or -xîner or -êxer), dan (-der), anîn/înan (-îner)... Later also conflated with -kar (“suffix indicating a job or duty”) and -dar (“suffix indicating a possessor”). Popularized in the 20th century under the influence of similar suffixes in European languages. Before that (and now natively) diminutives such as -ok, -oke, -ek, -ik was used to form agent nouns; which are also present participle suffixes. Despite being less likely, can still be from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr, but the -r- is lost in Northwestern Iranic and that would have given *-it, *-id or lost entirely depending on the position, compare Persian برادر and Northern Kurdish bira. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|-er}} English -er, {{cog|la|-ōr}} Latin -ōr, {{inh|kmr|ine-pro|*-tḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr, {{cog|fa|برادر}} Persian برادر, {{cog|kmr|bira}} Northern Kurdish bira Head templates: {{head|kmr|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -er f
  1. used to form nouns referring to doer or who works on something Tags: feminine, morpheme
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ōr",
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    },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
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      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish bira",
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    }
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "text": "bû (“to be”) + -er → bûyer (“event”)",
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        },
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    },
    {
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    }
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}
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    },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
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      },
      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish bira",
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    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "-er"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Pages using catfix",
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      ],
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        {
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        },
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        "used to form nouns referring to doer or who works on something"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛɾ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-er"
}

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