-halber
German
Suffix
-halber
- Creates adverbs that give a reason or purpose.
- Deutlichkeit (“clarity”) + -halber → deutlichkeitshalber (“for clarity”)
Usage notes
- The noun tends to take a linking -s before the suffix.
- Per se, this suffix has unlimited productivity in contemporary German, meaning that such adverbs can be formed from any noun defining a quality. However, some of these formations would not be considered standard usage.
Derived terms
- deutlichkeitshalber
Related terms
- halber
- sicherheitshalber
- vorsichtshalber
Further reading
- -halber in Duden online