-der

See also: der, dér, dêr, dër, and der-

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dər/

Suffix

-der m (plural -ders)

  1. Alternative form of -er, used with words ending in -r, and sometimes -l and -n.

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -atóir, from Latin -tor, -tōrem.

Suffix

-der m

  1. Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something.
    ‎çhengey (“language”) + ‎-der → ‎çhengeyder (“linguist”)
    ‎yl-phoosey (“polygamy”) + ‎-der → ‎yl-phooseyder (“polygamist”)

Derived terms
Manx terms suffixed with -der

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-teros (comparative suffix[1]),[2] from Proto-Indo-European *-teros. Cognate with Cornish -der.

Pronunciation

Usage notes

/tɛr/ and /dɛr/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɛr/ (phonetically [tʰɛr]) is always spelt -ter whereas /dɛr/ is represented by -ter after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɛr]) and by -der after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɛr]).

Suffix

-der m (plural -derau)

  1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
    ‎dewr (“brave”) + ‎-der → ‎dewrder (“bravery”)
    ‎prin (“rare, scarce”) + ‎-der → ‎prinder (“lack, scarcity”)
    ‎eang (“wide”) + ‎-der → ‎ehangder (“breadth, expanse”)

Derived terms
Welsh terms suffixed with -der

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (9)
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-der”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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