-ger
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From gerō (“to carry, to bear”). Compare -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”).
Pronunciation edit
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).
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | -ger | -gera | -gerum | -gerī | -gerae | -gera | |
Genitive | -gerī | -gerae | -gerī | -gerōrum | -gerārum | -gerōrum | |
Dative | -gerō | -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