-baar

See also: baar and bår

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -baer, from Old Dutch *-bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz, which belongs to the verb *beraną (“to bear”). See English bear (verb). Cognate with German -bar, Latin -fer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːr/

Suffix

-baar

1. -able, attaches to verbs to form an adjective that indicates that an action can be performed

   Synonym: -abel

   ‎eten (“to eat”) + ‎-baar → ‎eetbaar (“edible”)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -baar

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Compare German -bar, Dutch -baar, Old English -bǣre.

Suffix

-baar

1. -able