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-are

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -āre.

Suffix

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-are (verb-forming suffix)

  1. the infinitive ending of most regular verbs; also, a productive suffix forming new verbs from nouns
Usage notes
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Conjugation
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See also

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Etymology 2

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From Latin -āris.

Suffix

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-are (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ari)

  1. suffix forming adjectives, often specifically relational adjectives, from nouns

Etymology 3

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Suffix

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

  1. plural of -ara

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

    Suffix

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    -āre

    1. present active infinitive of (first conjugation)

    Etymology 2

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    Alternative forms

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    Suffix

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    -āre

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

    Etymology 3

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    Suffix

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    -āre

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

    Neapolitan

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin -āre.

    Suffix

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    -are

    1. forms first-conjugation verbs

    Derived terms

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    Old Swedish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    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

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    -are m

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

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Swedish: -are

    Sardinian

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    Etymology

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

    Suffix

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    -are (Logudorese, Nuorese)

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

    Conjugation

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    Swedish

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    Etymology

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

    Suffix

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    -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

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

    Synonyms

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

    Derived terms

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    Anagrams

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