-der

See also: der, dér, dêr, dër, and der-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dər/

Suffix

-der m (plural -ders)

1. Alternative form of -er, used with words ending in -r, and sometimes -l and -n.

Manx

Alternative forms

• -deyr, -eyder

Etymology

From Old Irish -atóir, from Latin -tor, -tōrem.

Suffix

-der m

1. Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something.

   ‎çhengey (“language”) + ‎-der → ‎çhengeyder (“linguist”)

   ‎yl-phoosey (“polygamy”) + ‎-der → ‎yl-phooseyder (“polygamist”)

Derived terms

Manx terms suffixed with -der

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -ter

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-teros (comparative suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-teros. Cognate with Cornish -der.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛr/

Usage notes

/tɛr/ and /dɛr/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɛr/ (phonetically [tʰɛr]) is always spelt -ter whereas /dɛr/ is represented by -ter after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɛr]) and by -der after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɛr]).

Suffix

-der m (plural -derau)

1. forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment

   ‎dewr (“brave”) + ‎-der → ‎dewrder (“bravery”)

   ‎prin (“rare, scarce”) + ‎-der → ‎prinder (“lack, scarcity”)

   ‎eang (“wide”) + ‎-der → ‎ehangder (“breadth, expanse”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -der