Latin

Alternative forms

• -ālis, -ēlis, -īlis, -ūlis

Suffix

-āris m, f ‎(neuter -āre); third declension

1. Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.

Usage notes

The suffix -āris is added to a noun to form an adjective of relationship to that noun.

Examples:

mīlitāris ‎(“military, of a soldier”), from mīles ‎(“soldier”)

oculāris ‎(“ocular, of the eye”), from oculus ‎(“eye”)

sōlāris ‎(“solar, of the sun”), from sōl ‎(“sun”)

If the root word or its stem does not contain an l, then the form -ālis generally is used instead. Sometimes both forms are found, e.g. līneālis and līneāris, from līnea ‎(“line”).

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

Related terms

• -ārius

Descendants

Etymology 2

See -ō³ ‎(suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).

Alternative forms

• -āre

Suffix

-āris

1. second-person singular present passive indicative of -ō