-are

See also: Appendix:Variations of "are"

Italian

Etymology 1

  • From Latin -āre.

    Suffix

    -are (verb-forming suffix)

    1. the infinitive ending of most regular verbs; also, a productive suffix forming new verbs from nouns
    Usage notes
    • See parlare as an example of a regular -are verb.
    • The only irregular -are verbs are andare, dare and stare and verbs derived from or suffixed by them (oltrandare, ridare, sottostare ...).
    • fare and related verbs (from Latin facere) are considered to be irregular -ere verbs.
    Conjugation

    See also

    Etymology 2

  • From Latin -āris.

    Suffix

    -are m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ari)

    1. suffix forming adjectives, often specifically relational adjectives, from nouns
    Usage notes
    • See cellulare as an example of such an adjective.

    Etymology 3

    Suffix

    -are f pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix)

    1. plural of -ara

    Derived terms

    Italian terms suffixed with -are

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

  • From Proto-Italic *-āzi, in which z changed into r due to rhotacism. Formed by analogy with -ere.

    Suffix

    -āre

    1. present active infinitive of (first conjugation)

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    Suffix

    -āre

    1. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative of (first conjugation)

    Etymology 3

  • Suffix

    -āre

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -āris

    Middle English

    Suffix

    -are

    1. alternative form of -ere (agentive suffix)

    Neapolitan

    Etymology

    Inherited from Latin -āre.

    Suffix

    -are

    1. forms first-conjugation verbs

    Derived terms

    Old Swedish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From the Old Norse -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs). Also substituting Old Norse -ir. This suffix is not Germanic, ultimately deriving from Latin -ārius through borrowings, and lives on in different guises in the Germanic languages, e.g., in the German -er, used for the same purpose.

    Suffix

    -are m

    1. a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare (protector, defender), from væria (to defend)

    Declension

    Declension of -are (weak an-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative -are -aren -arar -ararnir
    accusative -ara -aran -ara -arana
    dative -ara -aranom -arom -aronom
    genitive -ara -arans -ara -aranna

    Descendants

    • Swedish: -are

    Sardinian

    Etymology

    From Latin -āre, present infinitive of (1st-conjugation verbal suffix), from Proto-Italic *-āō. Compare Campidanese -ai.

    Suffix

    -are (Logudorese, Nuorese)

    1. Attached to a stem, forms the present infinitive of most regular verbs

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Sardinian terms suffixed with -are

    Spanish

    Suffix

    -are

    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of -ar

    See also

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari (also substituting Old Norse -ir), from Proto-Germanic *-ōzô.

    Suffix

    -are

    1. (on adjectives) Regular construction of comparative: ful (ugly)fulare (uglier)
    2. (on verbs) Denotes a person or object who (regularly) performs the action of the verb: klättra (climb)klättrare (climber)
    3. Used to form the names of residents or inhabitants of particular places; in particular towns/cities: Stockholmstockholmare (Stockholmer). Note that the resulting word is not capitalized.

    Usage notes

    (noun): Unchanged in the plural nominative, this having what in Swedish is called nollplural (zero-plural).

    Synonyms

    • (person from): -bo (3) (in some cases not as common as -are)

    Derived terms

    Swedish terms suffixed with -are

    Anagrams