Basque edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Basque [Term?], a borrowing from Latin -ārium.[1][2]

Alternative forms edit

Suffix edit

-ari

  1. Used to create names of occupations from nouns.
    olerki (poem) + ‎-ari → ‎olerkari (poet)
  2. Used to form adverbs and nouns from nouns of time; every, each
    egun (day) + ‎-ari → ‎egunkari (newspaper)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Suffix edit

-ari

  1. Used in names of meals.
    arrats (evening) + ‎-ari → ‎askari (afternoon snack)
    baratu (to stop) + ‎-ari → ‎barazkari (lunch)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From -a (definite article) +‎ -(r)i (dative suffix).

Suffix edit

-ari

  1. Dative singular suffix.
Declension edit
Basque inflectional suffixes
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive -∅ -a -ak -ok
ergative -(e)k -ak -ek
dative -(r)i -ari -ei -oi
genitive -(r)en -aren -en -on
comitative -(r)ekin -arekin -ekin -okin
causative -(r)engatik -arengatik -engatik -ongatik
benefactive -(r)entzat -arentzat -entzat -ontzat
instrumental -(e)z -az -ez -oz
inessive anim. -(r)engan -arengan -engan -ongan
inanim. -(e)tan -an -etan -otan
locative anim.
inanim. -(e)tako -(e)ko -etako -otako
allative anim. -(r)engana -arengana -engana -ongana
inanim. -(e)tara -(e)ra -etara -otara
terminative anim. -(r)enganaino -arenganaino -enganaino -onganaino
inanim. -(e)taraino -(e)raino -etaraino -otaraino
directive anim. -(r)enganantz -arenganantz -enganantz -onganantz
inanim. -(e)tarantz -(e)rantz -etarantz -otarantz
destinative anim. -(r)enganako -arenganako -enganako -onganako
inanim. -(e)tarako -(e)rako -etarako -otarako
ablative anim. -(r)engandik -arengandik -engandik -ongandik
inanim. -(e)tatik -(e)tik -etik -otik
partitive -(r)ik
prolative -tzat

References edit

  1. ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 135
  2. ^ -ari” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin -ārius. Doublet of -er.

Suffix edit

-ari (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ària, masculine plural -aris, feminine plural -àries)

  1. forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “of or related to the suffixed nouns”
    revolució (revolution) + ‎-ari → ‎revolucionari (revolutionary)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From the Old Norse -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs), from Middle Low German [Term?], from Latin -ārius.

Suffix edit

-ari m (genitive singular -ara, plural -arar)

  1. -er, -or; (a masculine suffix used to form agent nouns from verb and noun stems)
    at baka (to bake) + -aribakari (a baker).

Declension edit

Declension of -ari
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -ari -arin -arar -ararnir
accusative -ara -aran -arar -ararnar
dative -ara -aranum -arum -arunum
genitive -ara -arans -ara -aranna

Derived terms edit

Finnish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Mostly borrowed from Old Norse -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs) (itself mostly from Latin -ārius) through its use in many loanwords. Partially from and reinforced by -ri.

Suffix edit

-ari (front vowel harmony variant -äri, linguistic notation -Ari)

  1. Used to create names of occupations from nouns or verbs.
    kartta (map) + ‎-uri → ‎kartturi (navigator)
    vaate (garment) + ‎-uri → ‎vaatturi (tailor)
    duunata (to work) + ‎-ari → ‎duunari (worker)
    puutarha (garden) + ‎-uri → ‎puutarhuri (gardener)
    urut (organ) + ‎-uri → ‎urkuri (organist)
    saha (saw, sawmill) + ‎-uri → ‎sahuri (sawmill operator)
    rokki (rock music) + ‎-ari → ‎rokkari (rocker)
  2. (colloquial) General denominal noun suffix.
    huppu + ‎-ari → ‎huppari
    häly + ‎-ari → ‎häläri
    hintti + ‎-ari → ‎hinttari
    kulma + ‎-uri → ‎kulmuri
  3. (colloquial) Denominal suffix used to clip nouns.
    ostoskeskus + ‎-ari → ‎ostari
    ryynimakkara + ‎-ari → ‎ryynäri
    poskisauhu + ‎-ari → ‎poskari
  4. (slang) Used to create terms meaning "supporter of something"
    kommunisti (communist) + ‎-ari → ‎kommari
    sosiaalidemokraatti (social democrat) + ‎-ari → ‎demari

Usage notes edit

  • In slang clippings, the suffix may cause gemination of the preceding consonant if phonotactically possible.

Derived terms edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From the Old Norse -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs). 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 edit

-ari m (genitive singular -ara, plural -arar)

  1. -er, -or; (a masculine suffix used to form agent nouns from verb and noun stems)
    leika (to act) + -arileikari (an actor).

Derived terms edit

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Suffix edit

-ari m or f

  1. plural of -are

Etymology 2 edit

Suffix edit

-ari m

  1. masculine plural of -aro

Etymology 3 edit

Suffix edit

-ari m

  1. masculine plural of -ario

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Apparently from a dative singular in , the semantic shift being "for Xing" > "to be Xed".

Suffix edit

-ārī

  1. present passive infinitive of (first conjugation)

Etymology 2 edit

Suffix edit

-ārī

  1. dative/ablative singular of -āris

Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz.

Suffix edit

-āri

  1. used to form agent nouns
    from nouns:buoch (book) + ‎-āri → ‎buochāri (scholar)
    from verbs:hëlfan (to help) + ‎-āri → ‎hëlfāri (helper)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle High German: -ære, -er

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *warjaz.

Suffix edit

-āri

  1. used to form demonyms
    Baiāri (Bavarian)
    Romāri (Roman)
Descendants edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed as part of Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words. In both cases, it stems from Latin -ārius. The suffix -ari replaced the native suffix -i which was used for agent nouns before: skytari (shooter, bowman) instead of skyti (shooter, bowman), both derived from skjóta (to shoot).[1]

Suffix edit

-ari m

  1. a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs
    baka (to bake) + ‎-ari → ‎bakari (baker)

Usage notes edit

  • -ari, while common in the descendant languages, is never found in the oldest poetry or Runic inscriptions and very rare in Old Norse. Native alternatives like -ir, -i and -andi are preferred.

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Olav Næs (1952) Norsk Grammatikk — Ordlære, page 246

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz.

Suffix edit

-āri

  1. Forms masculine agent nouns from verbs: -er
  2. Forms masculine agent nouns from other nouns: -er

Declension edit


Descendants edit

References edit

Old Swedish edit

Suffix edit

-ari m

  1. Alternative form of -are

Declension edit

Romansch edit

Etymology edit

From Latin -ārium, -ārius.

Suffix edit

-ari

  1. -ary (nominal suffix)