-ar

-ar
-ar1
var. of the adjective-forming suffix -al1, joined to words in which an l precedes the suffix: circular; lunar; singular.
[ < L -aris; r. ME -er < AF, OF < L -aris]
-ar2
var. of -er2, often under the influence of a spelling with -ar- in a cognate Latin noun: burglar; cellar; collar; mortar; poplar; scholar; vicar; vinegar.
-ar3
var. of -er1 on the model of -ar2, used in the formation of nouns of agency: liar; beggar.

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Universalium. 2010.

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