-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

• -ичар

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