-jar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ařь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaːr/

Suffix

-jar (Cyrillic spelling -јар)

1. 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 -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 sg. -e, I sg. -om) or the palatal declension (V sg. -u, I sg. -em), e.g. s klobučarom or s klobučarem.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -jar

See also

• -ar
• -ičar

References

• Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 122, § 322