-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

    Conjugation of -ear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-ear
Personal	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earen
Gerund
	-eando
Past participle
Masculine	-eado			-eados
Feminine	-eada			-eadas
Indicative
Present	-eo	-eas	-ea	-eamos	-eades	-ean
Imperfect	-eaba	-eabas	-eaba	-eabamos	-eabades	-eaban
Preterite	-eei	-eaches	-eou	-eamos	-eastes	-earon
Pluperfect	-eara	-earas	-eara	-earamos	-earades	-earan
Future	-earei	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-earedes	-earán
Conditional	-earía	-earías	-earía	-eariamos	-eariades	-earían
Subjunctive
Present	-ee	-ees	-ee	-eemos	-eedes	-een
Imperfect	-ease	-eases	-ease	-eásemos	-eásedes	-easen
Future	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earen
Imperative
Affirmative		-ea	-ee	-eemos	-eade	-een
Negative (non)		non -ees	non -ee	non -eemos	non -eedes	non -een

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ear

.

Related terms

• -izar

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)]

• (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/

• (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

    Conjugation of -ear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-ear
Personal	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earem
Gerund
	-eando
Past participle
Masculine	-eado			-eados
Feminine	-eada			-eadas
Indicative
Present	-eio	-eias	-eia	-eamos	-eais	-eiam
Imperfect	-eava	-eavas	-eava	-eávamos	-eáveis	-eavam
Preterite	-eei	-easte	-eou	-eamos1, -eámos2	-eastes	-earam
Pluperfect	-eara	-earas	-eara	-eáramos	-eáreis	-earam
Future	-earei	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-eareis	-earão
Conditional	-earia	-earias	-earia	-earíamos	-earíeis	-eariam
Subjunctive
Present	-eie	-eies	-eie	-eemos	-eeis	-eiem
Imperfect	-easse	-easses	-easse	-eássemos	-eásseis	-eassem
Future	-ear	-eares	-ear	-earmos	-eardes	-earem
Imperative
Affirmative		-eia	-eie	-eemos	-eai	-eiem
Negative (não)		não -eies	não -eie	não -eemos	não -eeis	não -eiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

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

• -iche
• -adair
• -air
• -aire

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -iar (colloquial)

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

    Conjugation of -ear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			-ear
gerund			-eando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		-eado		-eada
		plural		-eados		-eadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	-eo	-eastú -eásvos	-ea	-eamos	-eáis	-ean
	imperfect	-eaba	-eabas	-eaba	-eábamos	-eabais	-eaban
	preterite	-eé	-easte	-eó	-eamos	-easteis	-earon
	future	-earé	-earás	-eará	-earemos	-earéis	-earán
	conditional	-earía	-earías	-earía	-earíamos	-earíais	-earían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	-ee	-eestú -eésvos2	-ee	-eemos	-eéis	-een
	imperfect (ra)	-eara	-earas	-eara	-eáramos	-earais	-earan
	imperfect (se)	-ease	-eases	-ease	-eásemos	-easeis	-easen
	future1	-eare	-eares	-eare	-eáremos	-eareis	-earen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		-eatú -eávos	-ee	-eemos	-ead	-een
	negative		no -ees	no -ee	no -eemos	no -eéis	no -een

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of -ear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive -ear
	dative	-earme	-earte	-earle, -earse	-earnos	-earos	-earles, -earse
	accusative	-earme	-earte	-earlo, -earla, -earse	-earnos	-earos	-earlos, -earlas, -earse
with gerund -eando
	dative	-eándome	-eándote	-eándole, -eándose	-eándonos	-eándoos	-eándoles, -eándose
	accusative	-eándome	-eándote	-eándolo, -eándola, -eándose	-eándonos	-eándoos	-eándolos, -eándolas, -eándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative -ea
	dative	-éame	-éate	-éale	-éanos	not used	-éales
	accusative	-éame	-éate	-éalo, -éala	-éanos	not used	-éalos, -éalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative -eá
	dative	-eame	-eate	-eale	-eanos	not used	-eales
	accusative	-eame	-eate	-ealo, -eala	-eanos	not used	-ealos, -ealas
with formal second-person singular imperative -ee
	dative	-éeme	not used	-éele, -éese	-éenos	not used	-éeles
	accusative	-éeme	not used	-éelo, -éela, -éese	-éenos	not used	-éelos, -éelas
with first-person plural imperative -eemos
	dative	not used	-eémoste	-eémosle	-eémonos	-eémoos	-eémosles
	accusative	not used	-eémoste	-eémoslo, -eémosla	-eémonos	-eémoos	-eémoslos, -eémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative -ead
	dative	-eadme	not used	-eadle	-eadnos	-eaos	-eadles
	accusative	-eadme	not used	-eadlo, -eadla	-eadnos	-eaos	-eadlos, -eadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative -een
	dative	-éenme	not used	-éenle	-éennos	not used	-éenles, -éense
	accusative	-éenme	not used	-éenlo, -éenla	-éennos	not used	-éenlos, -éenlas, -éense

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ear

Related terms

• -izar

 

Further reading

• “-ear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28