-eren

== Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From earlier -er, from Middle Dutch -er, the dative plural plural of which was -eren (compare German -ern). The use for all cases in Modern Dutch is probably due to a desire to over-illustrate the plural (that is -er + -en, comparing the dialectal byform -ers). The simple form of the suffix can still be seen in many compounds such as kindertijd, and in the formation of plural diminutives (kindertjes, radertjes). Compare English -ren. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ərə(n)/ ==== Suffix ==== -eren forms the plural of a limited group of nouns: blad, been, ei, gelid, gemoed, goed, hoen, kalf, kind, kleed, lam, lied, rad, rund, volk ‎kind (“child”) + ‎-eren → ‎kinderen (“children”) ===== Usage notes ===== The two nouns ending in -n interfix an additional -d- before the ending: beenderen, hoenderen. The three nouns ending in a single vowel + -d- lengthen the vowel: bladeren, gelederen, raderen. === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er or Old French -er, from Latin -āre. ==== Alternative forms ==== -eeren (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eːrə(n)/ ==== Suffix ==== -eren part of the infinitive of verbs borrowed mainly from French and Latin, e.g. informeren from French informer (“to inform”). ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ərə(n)/ ==== Suffix ==== -eren frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition Synonym: -elen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English -erian, -orian, -rian, from Proto-West Germanic *-rōn, *-iʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *-rōną or *-izōną. ==== Alternative forms ==== -er, -ere, -eryn, -re, -ryn -rien, -ri, -ry (West Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /-(ə)rən/, /-ərn/ ==== Suffix ==== -eren A frequentative suffix forming verbs from other verbs or onomatopoeia, indicating repetition or continuity. Synonym: -elen ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: -er Middle Scots: -ir Scots: -er ===== References ===== “-er-, suf.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Suffix ==== -eren alternative form of -ren