Contents
- 1 English
- 2 Breton
- 3 Catalan
- 4 Dutch
- 5 French
- 6 German
- 7 Old English
- 8 Old French
- 9 Portuguese
- 10 Spanish
- 11 Swedish
- 12 Turkish
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English -er, -ere (agent, gentilic suffix), fusion of Old English -ere (from Proto-Germanic *-ārjoz, and *-arjoz, which merged), and Old English -ware (residency or "inhabitant of"). The relation of the Proto-Germanic form to the formally and functionally similar Latin -ārius is disputed. Cognate with German -er, Swedish -are.
Alternative forms
- -'er (following an abbreviation, or sometimes following a number)
Suffix
-er
- (added to verbs) person or thing that (does the action indicated by verb); used to form an agent noun.
- reader, cooker, computer, runner-up, do-gooder
- (added to a proper noun) resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym.
- New Yorker
- (added to a noun denoting an occupation) person whose occupation is (the noun).
- astrologer, cricketer, trumpeter
- (added to a number, measurement or noun denoting a quantified set) person or thing ranked by (the number) or having (the measurement or quantified set).
- sixer, six-footer, three-wheeler, first grader
Usage notes
The suffix may be used to form an agent noun of many verbs. In compound or phrasal verbs, the suffix usually follows the verb component (as in passerby and runner-up) but is sometimes added at the end, irrespective of the position of the verb component (do-gooder) or is added to both components for humorous effect (washer-upper).
Translations
The translations below are a guide only. For more precise translations, see specific words ending with this suffix.
(used to form agent nouns) person or thing that does...
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Etymology 2
Representing various noun-suffixes in Old French and Anglo-Norman, variously -er, -ier and -ieür, from Latin -aris, -arius, -atorium.
Suffix
-er
Etymology 3
From Old English -ra, from Proto-Germanic *-izon or Proto-Germanic *-ōzon (a derivative of Etymology 4, below).
Suffix
-er
- (added to certain adjectives, now especially short ones) more; used to form the comparative.
- longer, bigger, faster, sooner, simpler
Usage notes
- (more; used to form the comparative): Adjectives whose comparatives are formed using the suffix -er also form their superlatives using the suffix -est.
- Final -y preceded by a consonant becomes -i- when the suffix -er or -est is added.
- easy → easier → easiest; gay → gayer → gayest
- When the stress is on the final (or only) syllable of the adjective, and this syllable ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is doubled when the suffix is added.
- dim → dimmer → dimmest
- The suffixes -er and -est may be used to form the comparative and superlative of most adjectives and adverbs that have one syllable and some that have two syllables.
- hot → hotter → hottest; fast → faster → fastest; funny → funnier → funniest
- Some adjectives and adverbs form their comparatives and superlatives irregularly:
- good → better → best; far → farther → farthest, or far → further → furthest, depending on the meaning
- The comparatives and superlatives of other adverbs and adjectives that have two syllables, most longer adjectives and adverbs, and adjectives that are participles are formed with more and most.
- rigid → more rigid → most rigid; enormous → more enormous → most enormous; burnt → more burnt → most burnt; freezing → more freezing → most freezing
- If in doubt, use more to form the comparative and most to form the superlative; for example, thirsty may become thirstier and thirstiest, but more thirsty and most thirsty are also acceptable.
- Final -y preceded by a consonant becomes -i- when the suffix -er or -est is added.
Translations
used to form the comparative of certain adjectives
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Etymology 4
From Old English -or, from Proto-Germanic *-ōz.
Suffix
-er
Translations
used to form the comparative of certain adverbs
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Etymology 5
Representing Anglo-Norman -er, the infinitive verbal ending.
Suffix
-er
- (added to a verb) instance of (the verbal action); used to form nouns from verbs, especially in legal terms.
- disclaimer, misnomer
Etymology 6
From Old English -erian, -rian, from Proto-Germanic.
Suffix
-er
- (added to a verb or imitative sound) frequently; used to form frequentative verbs.
- twitter, clamber, mutter
Synonyms
- (used to form frequentative): -le
See also
- Frequentative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Frequentative
Etymology 7
Originally Rugby School slang.
Suffix
-er
See also
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛʁ/
Suffix
-er
- person or thing that (does the action indicated by the root); used to form an agent noun.
- brezhoneg (“Breton (language)”) > brezhoneger (“Breton-speaker”)
- c'hoari (“game, to play”) > c'hoarier (“player, actor”)
- tredan (“electricity”) > tredaner (“electrician”)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin -arius.
Suffix
-er m.
- Used to form nouns meaning the location or object where something is usually found.
- Used to form nouns meaning a plant which is cultivated to produce something.
- Used to form nouns meaning the purpose of something or an object used for that purpose.
Usage notes
The equivalent suffix -era can be used to form feminine nouns with these meanings, but usually only the masculine or feminine form will be found in Catalan.
Suffix
-er m. (feminine -era)
- Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to an inhabitant of somewhere.
- Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to engaging in a profession.
- Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to being prone to some activity or characteristic.
Usage notes
Because these senses are used to form adjectives of two forms or nouns referring to animate objects, both the masculine and feminine forms will be found in Catalan, with the lemma entry found at the masculine form.
See also
Dutch
Etymology
From a suffix, which in Proto-Germanic time was borrowed from Latin -arius. Cognate with Dutch -aar.[1]
Suffix
-er n. (plural -ers, feminine -ster)
- appended to the stem of a verb, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs the action of that verb (see agent noun)
-er (inflected -ere)
- appended to an adjective, it yields its comparative form
Derived terms
appended to the stem of a verb
appended to an adjective
References
- Notes:
- ^ A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, ISBN 90-03-21170-1; § 175
French
Suffix
-er
- The infinitive ending for many verbs.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɐ/
Etymology
From a suffix, which in Proto-Germanic time was borrowed from Latin -arius. Cognate with English -er, Dutch -er and -aar.[1]
Suffix
-er
- Forming agent nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’, suffixed to the first-person singular indicative present form from which the E is dropped.
Usage notes
- If suffixed to the verb sein "be", it takes the first-person singular subjunctive present form sei.
References
- Notes:
- ^ A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, ISBN 90-03-21170-1; § 175
Old English
Suffix
-er
- Alternative form of -or.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin -āre
Suffix
-er
- suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs
See also
Portuguese
Suffix
-er
- The infinitive of the second class (-er class) of verbs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb -er Notes:- This is a regular verb of the -er group.
- Verbs with this conjugation include: comer, mexer, temer, varrer, vender.
| Singular | Plural | |||||
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| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele/ela/você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles/elas/vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | -er | |||||
| Personal | -er | -eres | -er | -ermos | -erdes | -erem |
| Present participle | ||||||
| -endo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | -ido | -idos | ||||
| Feminine | -ida | -idas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | -o | -es | -e | -emos | -eis | -em |
| Imperfect | -ia | -ias | -ia | -íamos | -íeis | -iam |
| Preterite | -i | -este | -eu | -emos | -estes | -eram |
| Pluperfect | -era | -eras | -era | -êramos | -êreis | -eram |
| Future | -erei | -erás | -erá | -eremos | -ereis | -erão |
| Conditional | -eria | -erias | -eria | -eríamos | -eríeis | -eriam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | -a | -as | -a | -amos | -ais | -am |
| Imperfect | -esse | -esses | -esse | -êssemos | -êsseis | -essem |
| Future | -er | -eres | -er | -ermos | -erdes | -erem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | -a | -e | -a | -amos | -ei | -am |
| Negative (não) | -a | -as | -a | -amos | -ais | -am |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -ere
Suffix
-er
- The infinitive suffix for many verbs.
Conjugation
See: Appendix:Spanish verbs in -er
See also
Swedish
Suffix
-er
- One of two suffices for indefinite plural for nouns of the third declension (common and neuter); the second one is -r
- Suffix for present tense, active voice, indicative mood for one of the groups of Swedish verbs
See also
- plural suffix
- present tense suffix
Turkish
Suffix
-er
- Added to verbs to form nouns with the sense of "person or thing which does the verb".
- Example: kes = cut, keser = kes-er = adz or adze
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Q. What would be the best way in a patients point of view to get their insurance info, demographics, etc? I work in the ER and need suggestions for small overalls in the dept, I want to make it easy, let me know! When you check in, in your room? Check out? Thanks!
Asked by orangemars771 - Sun Sep 23 11:44:05 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I HATE giving demographics info. It's pointless, IMO, and contributes towards racism. Best way is to set up an online pre-registration database, and patients can pre-register from home. Then when they get there you photocopy the insurance card and license, to be sure the info is legit.
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