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ear EAR éar èar 'ear Galician Etymology gl :inh roa-opt:-ear<ety:inh<la-lat:-izō<alt:-izāre>>> 1 ++ gl -izar, which was borrowed. Suffix forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to en -ize Conjugation Derived terms gl Related terms gl -izar Portuguese Etymology pt :inh roa-opt:-ear<ety:inh<la-lat:-izō<alt:-izāre>>> 1 ++ pt -izar, which was borrowed. Pronunciation [e:i] Suffix forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to en -ize pt guerra war guerrear to war Conjugation Derived terms pt Further reading pt terms inherited from Latin Scottish Gaelic Pronunciation gd [ar] Suffix gd suffix Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’ gd slànaich heal, cure v slànaighear healer, savior Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’ gd drùis lechery, licentiousness, lust drùisear whoremonger, fornicator, lecher gd cuairt expedition, journey cuairtear tourist Derived terms gd See also gd -iche gd -adair gd -air gd -aire Spanish Alternative forms es -iar colloquial Etymology es :inh la:-idiō<alt:-idiāre> ++ -izar 1 Pronunciation Suffix forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some pronouns es humo steam humear to steam Usage notes The suffix is usually used for loanwords and proper nouns which are used in the form of a verb instead. es Google googlear to google es Facebook facebookear to go on Facebook es cache cachear to cache Conjugation Derived terms es Related terms es -izar Further reading asear 573-574 1