Italian

Suffix

-are

1. Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.

Usage notes

• See parlare as an example of a regular -are verb.
• The only irregular -are verbs are andare, dare (and ridare) and stare.
• fare and related verbs (from Latin facere) are considered to be an irregular -ere verb.

Derived terms

• -arsi

See also

• -ere
• -ire

Etymology 2

From Latin -ārem, accusative form of -āris.

Suffix

-are m, f ‎(plural -ari)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns.

Etymology 3

Suffix

-are f

1. feminine plural of -aro

Latin

Alternative forms

• (second-person singular present passive indicative of -ō): -āris

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.re/, [ˈaː.rɛ]

Suffix

-āre

1. nominative neuter singular of -āris
2. accusative neuter singular of -āris
3. vocative neuter singular of -āris
4. second-person singular present passive indicative of -ō
5. second-person singular present passive imperative of -ō
6. present active infinitive of -ō

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse -ari, from Proto-Germanic *-ōzô.

Suffix

-are

1. (on adjectives) Regular construction of comparative: ful ‎(“ugly”) → fulare ‎(“uglier”)
2. (on verbs) Denotes a person or object who (regularly) performs the action of the verb: klättra ‎(“climb”) → klättrare ‎(“climber”)
3. Used to form the names of residents or inhabitants of particular places; in particular towns/cities: Stockholm → stockholmare ‎(“Stockholmer”). Note that the resulting word is not capitalized.

Usage notes

If added to a a-final stem, the two adjacent a:s merge into one single a. The nouns get the common gender and have what in Swedish is called "nollplural"; when the plural form is the same as the singular form.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (person from): -bo (3) (in some cases not as common as -are')