-ger
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gerō (“to carry, to bear”). Compare -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡer/, [ɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒer/, [d͡ʒer]
Suffix
[edit]-ger (feminine -gera, neuter -gerum); first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.
Usage notes
[edit]- The adjectives created with this suffix tend to be poetic and also have an analogous (and often more common) form created with the suffix -fer.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -ger | -gera | -gerum | -gerī | -gerae | -gera | |
| genitive | -gerī | -gerae | -gerī | -gerōrum | -gerārum | -gerōrum | |
| dative | -gerō | -gerae | -gerō | -gerīs | |||
| accusative | -gerum | -geram | -gerum | -gerōs | -gerās | -gera | |
| ablative | -gerō | -gerā | -gerō | -gerīs | |||
| vocative | -ger | -gera | -gerum | -gerī | -gerae | -gera | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: -gero