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-baar

-baar

See also: baar and bår

Dutch

Suffix

-baar

  1. -able, indicates an action can be performed.
    • bruikbaar
      • usable

Derived terms

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References

  1. ↑ Adolphe van Loey, "Schönfeld's historische grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 1954, 5de druk; § 165c

Etymology

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/

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