-aris

See also aris

Latin

Etymology

Form of -ālis differentiated in words containing an l.

Alternative forms

• -ālis
• -ēlis
• -īlis
• -ūlis

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /-ˈaː.ris/

Suffix

-āris m and f (neuter -āre); third declension

1. Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.

Usage notes

The suffix -āris is added to a noun to form an adjective of relationship to that noun.

Examples:

mīlitāris (“military, of a soldier”), from mīles (“soldier”)

oculāris (“ocular, of the eye”), from oculus (“eye”)

sōlāris (“solar, of the sun”), from sōl (“sun”)

If the root word or its stem does not contain an l, then the form -ālis generally is used instead. Sometimes both forms are found, e.g. līneālis and līneāris, from līnea (“line”).

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	-āris	-āre		-ārēs	-āria
genitive	-āris	-āris		-ārium	-ārium
dative	-ārī	-ārī		-āribus	-āribus
accusative	-ārem	-āre		-ārēs	-āria
ablative	-ārī	-ārī		-āribus	-āribus
vocative	-āris	-āre		-ārēs	-āria

Related terms

• -ārius

Descendants

• Catalan: -ar
• English: -ar, -ary
• Spanish: -ar

See also

[+] Latin words suffixed with -aris