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Serbo-Croatian Etymology sh sla-pro *-ařь. Pronunciation jār Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, a person who does something, or an animal who does something. Usage notes The default suffix is sh -ar. -jar is used on stems ending with c, k, g, h, and z, which are then iotated into č, č, ž, š and ž respectively. Nouns with this ending may use either the non-palatal declension (V vocative sg. singular -e, I instrumental sg. singular -om) or the palatal declension (V vocative sg. singular -u, I instrumental sg. singular -em), e.g. s klobučarom or s klobučarem. Derived terms sh See also sh -ar sh -ičar References 122 322