-baar
See also: baar and bår
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -baer, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz, which belongs to the verb *beraną (“to bear”). See English bear (verb).Cognate with German -bar, Latin -fer.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːr/
Suffix
-baar
- -able, indicates an action can be performed.
- bruikbaar
- usable
- bruikbaar
Derived terms
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References
- Adolphe van Loey, "Schönfeld's historische grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 1954, 5de druk; § 165c
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German -bar, Dutch -baar, Old English -bǣre.
Suffix
-baar
- -able