suffix — 4 senses
Etymology Borrowed from Latin -āris (“of, pertaining to”). Distant doublet of -al.
Morpheme Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Etymology Inherited from Middle English -ar, -er, -arie, borrowed from Latin -ārius or Old French -aire. Doublet of -ary, -eer, -ier, and -yer.
Morpheme Ending of some nouns denoting occupations, chiefly inherited from Middle English nouns borrowed from Old French or Medieval Latin.
Etymology From Middle English -ar, -are, variant of Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere. More at -er.
Morpheme Ending of some agent nouns inherited from Middle English.
Etymology Clipping of star or stellar; modelled after the earlier coinages pulsar and quasar.
Astronomy, Natural sciences Morpheme Used to form names of star types.
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