-iar

== Greenlandic == === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-iar/, [-ɪ.ɑʁ] === Suffix === -iar (n-v?, truncative?, becomes ajr after -ï and -a?) removes [noun] (from it) [noun] has broken === Further reading === Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 92, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014 (sense 1) Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 94, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014 (sense 2) == Middle English == === Suffix === -iar alternative form of -iere == Spanish == === Etymology === From -ear, following an alteration of -e- into -i- derived from a colloquial synaeresis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˈjaɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: -iar === Suffix === -iar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -io, first-person singular preterite -ié, past participle -iado) alternative form of -ear forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to English -ize ==== Usage notes ==== This suffix is, in most cases, only reserved for casual conversation and while it is a variant of -ear it's still productive on its own, specially in informal speech. However, when translated into writing, most of the verbs using it are written with -ear instead of -iar. Cf. webear and webiar or luquear and luquiar. In most countries it's considered very informal, especially in writing.