-(a)r

Morpheme

-(a)r

Type

suffix

Denotation

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

Etymology

Latin -ārem, -āris, -ārium, -āria

Evidence

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

See Also

-al, -ary, -aire

Homographs

ar-, -ar, -ar