-(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

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

Homographs

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