Word parts
suffix

-ar

-ar means "pertaining to".

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Meaning

suffix

-ar

pertaining to

LatinGeneral

Other examples

Words that use -ar but do not yet have their own page in the library.

vascularmuscular

Example words shared with other parts

These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.

  • vascularalso listed under vascul/o (blood vessel), vas/o (vessel, duct)
  • muscularalso listed under muscul/o (muscle)

Other word parts with the same meaning

Parts whose definition shares a gloss with -ar, word for word.

-alalso “pertaining to”-aryalso “pertaining to”-ealalso “pertaining to”-icalso “pertaining to”-icalalso “pertaining to”-ousalso “pertaining to”-ticalso “pertaining to”
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