-aar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aar"

Dutch

Etymology

From a suffix, which in Proto-Germanic times was borrowed from Latin -ārius. Doublet of -er and -der.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːr/

• Audio:

  (file)

Suffix

-aar m (feminine -ares)

1. Alternative form of -er (used chiefly after unstressed syllables, with occasional exceptions such as leraar, winnaar)
   1. someone who practices the action signified by the verb, the stem of which the suffix has been appended onto
   2. something with which one can implement the action signified by the verb, the stem of which the suffix has been appended onto
   3. tree of a particular type, appended to nouns denoting trees or the products or parts of trees

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -aar

References

1. A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, →ISBN; § 175