-ar

suffix

Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

“lobe + -ar → lobar”

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-al-an-ary-ese-ic-id-ish-like
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

-ar1

suffix
  1. Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

    lobe + -ar → lobar

    1 more example

    alveolus + -ar → alveolar

    Synonyms: -al, -an, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like

-ar2

suffix
  1. Ending of some nouns denoting occupations, chiefly inherited from Middle English nouns borrowed from Old French or Medieval Latin.

-ar3

suffix
  1. Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English.

    beggar, liar, pedlar

-ar4

suffix
  1. astronomyUsed to form names of star types.

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixOf, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

Similar
-al-an-ary-ese-ic-id-ish-like-oid-ory-ous-y
Also see
-an-ary-id-ory

Origin

-ar · suffix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  3. English-ar

Borrowed from Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”). Distant doublet of -al.

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-ar · suffix

Inherited from Middle English -ar, -er, -arie, borrowed from Latin -ārius or Old French -aire. Doublet of -ary, -eer, -ier, and -yer.

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-ar · suffix

  1. Old English-ere
  2. Middle English-ar
  3. English-ar

From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.

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-ar · suffix

Clipping of star or stellar; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar.

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Translations

Arabic ـِيّ
  • ـِيّ (-iyy)of, near, or pertaining to
Hungarian -áris
  • -árisof, near, or pertaining to
Polish -arny
  • -arnyof, near, or pertaining to
Portuguese -ar
  • -arof, near, or pertaining to
Cite this entry
APA

-ar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ar

MLA

“-ar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ar.

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