ə(r) sometimes ˌär or ˌȧ adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -ar, -er, from Old French & Latin; Old French -er, from Latin -aris, alteration (after bases containing l ) of -alis -al
: of or belonging to
line ar
molecul ar
nucle ar
pol ar
: being
spectacul ar
triangul ar
: resembling
annul ar
oracul ar
— chiefly in words containing l and often accompanied by change of final postconsonantal -le of the base word to -ul-
angul ar
muscul ar
titul ar