־ער
See also: ער
Yiddish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German -ære, -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz; cognate with German -er.
Suffix
edit־ער • (-er)
- -er (one who does something)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle High German -ære, -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-Germanic *warjaz; cognate with German -er.
Suffix
edit־ער • (-er)
- -er (a resident or inhabitant of a place)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Middle High German -er, from Old High German -iro from Proto-Germanic *-izô; cognate with German -er
Suffix
edit־ער • (-er)
- -er (forms comparative adjectives)
Usage notes
editThe predicative form of the adjective may be used instead of the masculine nominative on adjectives whose base form (without the comparative suffix) already end in ־ער, to avoid the adjective ending with ־ערערער.