English

Suffix

-ware

1. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.

   glassware

2. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.

   giftware

Usage notes

• Do not confuse -ware with -wear, which is used for types of clothing.

Derived terms

Related terms

• warehouse
• wares

Translations

Etymology 2

From software.

Suffix

-ware

1. Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.

   (e.g. groupware in computer-mediated communication)

Derived terms

Related terms

• warez

Translations

See also

Old English

Alternative forms

• -waras, -waran, -waru

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warjaz ‎(“dwellers of”). Cognate with Old High German -āri ‎("inhabitants of"). Compare also Old English wer ‎(“man”).

Suffix

-ware m pl

1. (used in the plural) suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place

   burgwaras ‎(“residents of a burg, burghers, citizens”)

   Lundunwaras ‎(“Londoners”)

   Rōmware ‎(“residents of Rome; Romans”)

Declension

• (masc. i-stem)

• (masc. a-stem)

• (masc. n-stem)

• (fem. a-stem)

Descendants

• English: -er