-aro

See also: aro, aró, arò, äro, and Appendix:Variations of "ar"

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin -arium (“-arium”) and Russian -арь (-arʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaro/
• Hyphenation: a‧ro
• Rhymes: -aro

Suffix

-aro

1. a coherent collection for a noun

   ‎arbo (“tree”) + ‎-aro → ‎arbaro (“forest”)

   ‎vorto (“word”) + ‎-aro → ‎vortaro (“dictionary”)

   ‎ŝtupo (“step”) + ‎-aro → ‎ŝtuparo (“staircase”)

   ‎amiko (“friend”) + ‎-aro → ‎amikaro (“circle of friends”)

Derived terms

► Esperanto words suffixed with -aro

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Italian

Suffix

-aro m (plural -ari, feminine -ara)

1. (dialectal, chiefly central Italy) Alternative form of -aio

Derived terms

► Italian words suffixed with -aro