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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-r
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-raz.
Suffix
*-r
- Forms adjectives from verb, indicating a tendency or causation to do the verb.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-r | ||
| Genitive | *-ras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-r | *-ru | *-r |
| Accusative | *-ranā | *-rā | *-r |
| Genitive | *-ras | *-reʀā | *-ras |
| Dative | *-rumē | *-reʀē | *-rumē |
| Instrumental | *-ru | *-reʀu | *-ru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-rē | *-rō | *-ru |
| Accusative | *-rā | *-rā | *-ru |
| Genitive | *-reʀō | *-reʀō | *-reʀō |
| Dative | *-rēm, *-rum | *-rēm, *-rum | *-rēm, *-rum |
| Instrumental | *-rēm, *-rum | *-rēm, *-rum | *-rēm, *-rum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-r
Descendants
- Old English: -or, -er
- Old Saxon: -ar
- Old High German: -ar