-baar

baar bår Dutch Etymology nl ine-pro *bʰer- From nl dum -baer, from nl odt *-bāri, from nl gem-pro *bēriz, which belongs to the verb gem-pro *beraną to bear. See English en bear (verb). Cognate with de -bar, la -fer.Adolphe van Loey, "Schönfeld's historische grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 1954, 5de druk; § 165c Pronunciation nl /baːr/ Suffix -able, attaches to verbs to form an adjective that indicates that an action can be performed nl -abel nl eten<t:to eat> eetbaar<t:edible> Usage notes This suffix has become very productive in colloquial language in recent years, which means that -baar may be attached to any verb, even if a term with the same meaning already exists. You may hear nonstandard terms such as begrijpbaar (understandable, standard form begrijpelijk) or doenbaar (doable, standard form te doen or uitvoerbaar). Derived terms nl References Pennsylvania German Etymology pdc ine-pro *bʰer- From pdc gmh -bære, from pdc goh -bāri, from pdc gem-pro *bēriz. Compare de -bar, nl -baar, ang -bǣre. Suffix pdc suffix -able