-ware

See also: ware, Ware, wãrẽ, warē, and wäre

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English ware, from Old English waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō, with meaning gradually shifting from guard, protection to an object that is in possession, hence meriting attention, guarded, cared for, and protected.

SuffixEdit

-ware

1. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.

   glassware

2. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.

   giftware

Usage notesEdit

• Do not confuse -ware with -wear, which is used for types of clothing.

Derived termsEdit

terms derived using -ware (substance, kind, or use)

agateware bakeware basaltware beverageware blackware brassware buffware caneware ceramicware chinaware clayware cookware copperware Corningware crackleware creamware dishware dinnerware dreamware Dresdenware drinkware earthenware flatware flintware

giftware glassware graniteware greenware hardware hollowware homeware houseware ironware japanware kitchenware labware lacquerware leatherware lusterware majolicaware metalware ovenware paperware parianware pewterware plasticware porcelainware

pupperware redware satsumaware scroddleware seaware silkware silverware software spongeware steelware stemware stoneware tableware teaware tinware toleware treenware Tupperware whiteware willowware woodenware woodware yellowware

Related termsEdit

• warehouse
• wares

TranslationsEdit

denoting items made from a particular substance

• Finnish: -esineet pl, -tavara (fi)

denoting items of a particular kind or for a particular use

• Finnish: -esineet pl, -tavara (fi)

Etymology 2Edit

From software.

SuffixEdit

-ware

1. Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.

   (e.g. groupware in computer-mediated communication)

Derived termsEdit

terms derived using -ware (software)

abandonware adware annoyware badware baitware beerware beggarware bloatware bookware cardware careware censorware charityware coasterware courseware crapware crimeware crippleware crudware cyberware demoware donationware dreamware

emailware fanware fatware firmware foistware freeware fritterware garageware greenware groupware guiltware herdware heroinware hijackware junkware liveware malware meatware middleware missionware nagware NetWare otherware parasiteware

payware postcardware psychedelicware ransomware retroware scareware scumware shareware shelfware shitware shovelware slideware spyware stiffware thiefware treeware trialware vaporware warmware wetware

Related termsEdit

• warez

TranslationsEdit

denoting specific classes of computer software

• Finnish: -ohjelmat (fi) pl

See alsoEdit

► English words suffixed with -ware

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Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• -waras, -waran, -waru

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *warjaz ‎(“dwellers of”). Cognate with Old High German -āri ‎("inhabitants of"), Old English wer "man". More at wer

SuffixEdit

-ware m pl

1. (used in the plural) suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place

   burgwaras "residents of a burg, burghers, citizens"

   Lundenwaras "Londoners"

   Rōmware "Romans"

DeclensionEdit

• (masc. i-stem)

Declension of -ware

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative		-ware
accusative		-ware
genitive		-wara
dative		-warum

• (masc. a-stem)

Declension of -ware

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative		-waras
accusative		-waras
genitive		-wara
dative		-warum

• (masc. n-stem)

Declension of -ware

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative		-waran
accusative		-waran
genitive		-warena
dative		-warum

• (fem. a-stem)

Declension of -ware

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative		-waru
accusative		-waru
genitive		-wara
dative		-warum

DescendantsEdit

• English: -er