-āris

Abk./lat. -ār + -is ][ WKNE -āris ][ Nf. -ālis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ris/, [ˈäːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ris/, [ˈäːris]

Etymology 1

Form of -ālis with dissimilation of -l- to -r- after roots containing an l.

Form von -ālis mit Dissimilation von -l- zu -r- nach Wurzeln, die ein l enthalten.

Alternative forms

• -ālis, -ēlis, -īlis, -ūlis

Suffix

-āris (neuter -āre); third-declension two-termination suffix

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 two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-āris	-āre		-ārēs	-āria
Genitive	-āris			-ārium
Dative	-ārī			-āribus
Accusative	-ārem	-āre		-ārēs -ārīs	-āria
Ablative	-ārī			-āribus
Vocative	-āris	-āre		-ārēs	-āria