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-ary

/ə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
-ary
IPA
/ə.ɹi/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

suffix

Ending of some substantives borrowed or inherited from Latin and French.

suffix

Having the specified arity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Inherited from Middle English -arie, a back-formation from Latin and French-borrowed adjectives ending respectively in -ārius and -aire (more rarely from Latin adjectives in -āris: see exemplary and lapidary). Doublet of -ar, -eer, -ier, and -yer; see also the related -arian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ə.ɹi/
  • British English: /ə.ɹi/

Derived Forms

binary nullary quaternary quinary ternary unary

Synonyms

-al -ar -ese -ic -id -ish -like -oid -ory -ous -y -adic

Homonyms

-ery

Questions

How do you pronounce -ary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ə.ɹi/.
What does -ary mean?
Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Where does -ary come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ary

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