-ear

See also: ear, EAR, éar, èar, and 'ear

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Suffix

-ear (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -eo, first-person singular preterite -eei, past participle -eado)

  1. forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to English -ize

Conjugation

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ear

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ear, from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈa(ʁ)/ [eˈa(h)], /iˈa(ʁ)/ [ɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ʁ)/ [ˈja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /eˈa(ɾ)/, /iˈa(ɾ)/ [ɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eˈa(ʁ)/ [eˈa(χ)], /iˈa(ʁ)/ [ɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈja(ʁ)/ [ˈja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɾi/

Suffix

-ear

  1. forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to English -ize
    ‎guerra (“war”) + ‎-ear → ‎guerrear (“to war”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ear

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ar]

Suffix

-ear

  1. Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’
    ‎slànaich (“heal, cure”, verb) + ‎-ear → ‎slànaighear (“healer, savior”)
  2. Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’
    ‎drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust”) + ‎-ear → ‎drùisear (“whoremonger, fornicator, lecher”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ear

See also

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈaɾ/ [eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: -e‧ar

Suffix

-ear (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -eo, first-person singular preterite -eé, past participle -eado)

  1. forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some pronouns
    ‎humo (“steam”) + ‎-ear → ‎humear (“to steam”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix is usually used for loanwords and proper nouns which are used in the form of a verb instead.
    ‎Google + ‎-ear → ‎googlear (“to google”)
    ‎Facebook + ‎-ear → ‎facebookear (“to go on Facebook”)
    ‎cache + ‎-ear → ‎cachear (“to cache”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ear

Further reading

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