-ar
pertaining to
From Latin -aris, the form of -alis used when the stem has an l
Meaning
What does -ar mean?
-ar is a suffix meaning pertaining to. It comes from Latin -aris, the form of -alis used when the stem has an l.
Latin used -ar in place of -al when the root already had an l in it, which is why we say muscular, ocular and lumbar.
In real words
Medical words with -ar
relating to muscle or the muscles
within a muscle, or given by injection into a muscle
relating to the eye or to eyesight
relating to the lower back, where the five lumbar vertebrae lie
relating to the testes
using or involving both eyes together, as in binocular vision
relating to or affecting only one eye; another word for monocular
inside the eyeball
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -ar
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- -AR Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- AR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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Endings that make nouns and adjectives
-ar is one of 14 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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