-are

See also are, Are, -aré, åre, aré, arë, āre, and ārē

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āre.

Suffix

-are

1. Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.

Usage notes

• See parlare as an example of a regular -are verb.
• The only irregular -are verbs are andare, dare (and ridare) and stare.
• fare and related verbs (from Latin facere) are considered to be an irregular -ere verb.

Derived terms

• -arsi

See also

• -ere
• -ire

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Swedish

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: Stockholm → stockholmare (“Stockholmer”). Note that the resulting word is not capitalized.

Usage notes

If added to a a-final stem, the two adjacent a:s merge into one single a.

Derived terms

[+] Swedish words suffixed with -are

Synonyms

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