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-are

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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    From Latin -āre.

    Suffix

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    -are (verb-forming suffix)

    1. the infinitive ending of most regular verbs; also, a productive suffix forming new verbs from nouns
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    Conjugation
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    Etymology 2

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      From Latin -āris.

      Suffix

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      -are (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ari)

      1. suffix forming adjectives, often specifically relational adjectives, from nouns

      Etymology 3

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      Suffix

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      -are f pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix)

      1. plural of -ara

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      Latin

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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        From Proto-Italic *-āzi, in which z changed into r due to rhotacism. Formed by analogy with -ere.

        Suffix

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        -āre

        1. present active infinitive of (first conjugation)

        Etymology 2

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        Alternative forms

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        Suffix

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        -āre

        1. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative of (first conjugation)

        Etymology 3

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          Suffix

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          -āre

          1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -āris

          Neapolitan

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          Etymology

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          Inherited from Latin -āre.

          Suffix

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          -are

          1. forms first-conjugation verbs

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          Old Swedish

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          Alternative forms

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          Etymology

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          From the Old Norse -ari (suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs). Also substituting Old Norse -ir. This suffix is not Germanic, ultimately deriving from Latin -ārius through borrowings, and lives on in different guises in the Germanic languages, e.g., in the German -er, used for the same purpose.

          Suffix

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          -are m

          1. a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare (protector, defender), from væria (to defend)

          Declension

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          Descendants

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          • Swedish: -are

          Sardinian

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          Etymology

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          From Latin -āre, present infinitive of (1st-conjugation verbal suffix), from Proto-Italic *-āō. Compare Campidanese -ai.

          Suffix

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          -are (Logudorese, Nuorese)

          1. Attached to a stem, forms the present infinitive of most regular verbs

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          Swedish

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          Etymology

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          From Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari (also substituting Old Norse -ir), from Proto-Germanic *-ōzô.

          Suffix

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          -are

          1. (on adjectives) Regular construction of comparative: ful (ugly)fulare (uglier)
          2. (on verbs) Denotes a person or object who (regularly) performs the action of the verb: klättra (climb)klättrare (climber)
          3. Used to form the names of residents or inhabitants of particular places; in particular towns/cities: Stockholmstockholmare (Stockholmer). Note that the resulting word is not capitalized.

          Usage notes

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          (noun): Unchanged in the plural nominative, this having what in Swedish is called nollplural (zero-plural).

          Synonyms

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          • (person from): -bo (3) (in some cases not as common as -are)

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