Old English · suffix
-ra
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /rɑ/
- Syllables
- rɑ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- -er
-ra1 · suffix
Senses
-
Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives
strang (“strong”) + -ra → strengra (“stronger”)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -ra | -re | -re |
| Accusative | -ran | -ran | -re |
| Genitive | -ran | -ran | -ran |
| Dative | -ran | -ran | -ran |
| Instrumental | -ran | -ran | -ran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -ran | -ran | -ran |
| Accusative | -ran | -ran | -ran |
| Genitive | -ra-rena | -ra-rena | -ra-rena |
| Dative | -rum | -rum | -rum |
| Instrumental | -rum | -rum | -rum |
-ra2 · suffix
Senses
-
Used to form the genitive plural of adjectives
strang (“strong”) + -ra → strangra (“of the strong (ones)”)
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō, *-ōʀō, from Proto-Germanic *-izô or Proto-Germanic *-ōzô
Descendants
-er
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