"-ar" meaning in Romanian

See -ar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ar/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Romanian -ar Inherited from Latin -ārium, accusative of -ārius. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ro|:inh|la:-ārius<id:agent noun>|id=agent noun|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Romanian -ar [Appendix:Glossary#nominalization|Nominalization]] of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Romanian", "term" : "-ar", "lang" : "ro" }" data-id="agent noun" data-lang="ro" data-title="-ar" id="Romanian:_agent_noun">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ro|la|-ārium|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ārium, {{inh+|ro|la|-ārium}} Inherited from Latin -ārium Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|i|suff=1}} -ar m (plural -ari) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=-arilor|gpi=-ari|gsd=-arului|gsi=-ar|n=|npd=-arii|npi=-ari|nsd=-arul|nsi=-ar|vp=-arilor|vs=-arule|vs2=}} Forms: -ari [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ar [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], -arul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], -ari [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], -arii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], -ar [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], -arului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], -ari [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], -arilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], -arule [singular, vocative], -arilor [plural, vocative], -ariu [alternative]
  1. Added to a word to denote a profession or craft; -er Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -tor, -easă

Inflected forms

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      ]
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        "nsi": "-ar",
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        "vs": "-arule",
        "vs2": ""
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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "fier (“iron”) + -ar → fierar (“blacksmith”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "vacă (“cow”) + -ar → văcar (“cowherd”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "porc (“pig”) + -ar → porcar (“swineherd”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "-er",
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        ]
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    }
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}
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      "form": "-ari",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "-arilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-arule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-arilor",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ariu",
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      ]
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    }
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        "Romanian suffixes",
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        },
        {
          "text": "oală (“pot”) + -ar → olar (“potter”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "fier (“iron”) + -ar → fierar (“blacksmith”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "vacă (“cow”) + -ar → văcar (“cowherd”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Added to a word to denote a profession or craft; -er"
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          "craft",
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          "-er",
          "-er"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ar/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ar"
}

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