Morpheme
-er
Type
suffix
Denotation
comparative adjective and adverb suffix
Etymology
Old English -ra, -re
Evidence
angrier, bendier, bigger, blacker, bluer, braver, calmer, cleaner, cooler, crosser, darker, drabber, easier, fainter, faster, fatter, greener, happier, higher, larger, longer, louder, lower, madder, meaker, meaner, nicer, odder, older, pickier, poorer, quicker, redder, richer, rougher, sadder, smaller, staler, stickier, stranger, stronger, swifter, taller, tinier, trickier, weaker, wetter, wider, wilder, windier, wiser, yappier, younger, zanier, zoomier
See Also
Homographs
-er-, -(e)r [-er, -r], -er, -er, -er 4, -er, Er(e) [Ere, Er]
