-er

Meaning

1. (masculine, morpheme) Forms agent nouns from verbs.
2. (masculine, morpheme) Forms nouns for a person associated with something.

Concepts

-er

more

-ist

-or

Synonyms

-aar

-ist

-se

Translations

plus

mais

-er

-iste

più

-ior

-or

-ão

-ês

-eiro

-enho

-ense

-ista

-er

más

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ər/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch: *-āri

Cognate with Dutch: -aar

Inherited from Old Dutch: -iro

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -er

Inherited from Old Dutch: -ro

In summary

From Old Dutch *-āri, -ere, from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, borrowed from Latin -ārius. Cognate with Dutch -aar.