-baar

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch -baer, from Old Dutch *-bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz, which belongs to the verb *beraną (“to bear”). See English bear (verb). Cognate with German -bar, Latin -fer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːr/ === Suffix === -baar -able, attaches to verbs to form an adjective that indicates that an action can be performed Synonym: -abel ‎eten (“to eat”) + ‎-baar → ‎eetbaar (“edible”) ==== Usage notes ==== This suffix has become very productive in colloquial language in recent years, which means that -baar may be attached to any verb, even if a term with the same meaning already exists. You may hear nonstandard terms such as begrijpbaar (understandable, standard form begrijpelijk) or doebaar (doable, standard form te doen or uitvoerbaar). ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Compare German -bar, Dutch -baar, Old English -bǣre. === Suffix === -baar -able