-ар

See also: ар, яр, ap, and Appendix:Variations of "ar"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ařь. Cognate with Russian -арь (-arʹ).

Suffix

-ар • (-ar)

  1. Used to form animate nouns.
    варо́ты (varóty) + -ар (-ar)варата́р (varatár)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -ар

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ar]

Suffix

-ар • (-ar)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, person who does something, or an animal.

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ар

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Suffix

-ар (Latin spelling -ar)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, person who does something or an animal.

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -аръ (-ar),-арь (-arʹ) from Old East Slavic -арь (-arĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ar]

Suffix

-ар • (-ar) m (feminine -арка)

  1. appended to verbs and nouns to form masculine agent nouns denoting profession/occupation; -er, -or
    вівця́ (vivcjá, sheep) + -ар (-ar)вівча́р (vivčár, shepard)
    свиня́ (svynjá, pig) + -ар (-ar)свина́р (svynár, pigman)
    зо́лото (zóloto, gold) + -ар (-ar)золота́р (zolotár, goldsmith)
    чо́біт (čóbit, boot) + -ар (-ar)чабота́р (čabotár, bootmaker, cobbler)
    дої́ти (dojíty, to milk) + -ар (-ar)доя́р (dojár, milker, dairyman)
    коси́ти (kosýty, to cut, to mow) + -ар (-ar)коса́р (kosár, scytheman, mower)
    писа́ти (pysáty, to write) + -ар (-ar)пи́сар (pýsar, scribe, clerk, scrivener)
  2. appended to words to form masculine nouns denoting animals;
    глухи́й (hluxýj, deaf) + -ар (-ar)глуха́р (hluxár, capercaillie, wood grouse)
    ши́шка (šýška, cone, pinecone) + -ар (-ar)шишка́р (šyškár, crossbill)
    блаки́тний (blakýtnyj, blue) + -ар (-ar)блакитна́р (blakytnár, tanager)
  3. appended to words to form masculine nouns denoting objects;
    дим (dym, deaf) + -ар (-ar)дима́р (dymár, chimney, bee smoker)
    сухи́й (suxýj, dry) + -ар (-ar)суха́р (suxár, rusk, crouton)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ар
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