-(a)r [-ar, -r]

Morpheme

-(a)r [-ar, -r]

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “pertaining to, of the nature of”

Etymology

Latin -ārem, -āris, -ārium, -ārius, -āria

Evidence

bordar, calendar, calendric, capillaric, collar, circular, columnar, linear, lunar, molecular, muscular, nebular, perpendicular, polar, rectangular

See Also

-al(e) [-al, -ale], -ary, -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -eer, -iere, -ier, -yer, -ero, -era, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii, -ari

Homographs

ar-, -ar, -ar, -(e)r [-er, -r], -(e)r [-er, -r], -(o)r [-or, -r]