-ger

Latin

Etymology

From gerō (“to carry, to bear”). Compare -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡer/, [ɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒer/, [d͡ʒer]

Suffix

-ger (feminine -gera, neuter -gerum); first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying” from nouns.

Usage notes

• The adjectives created with this suffix tend to be poetic and also have an analogous (and often more common) form created with the suffix -fer.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-ger	-gera	-gerum		-gerī	-gerae	-gera
genitive	-gerī	-gerae	-gerī		-gerōrum	-gerārum	-gerōrum
dative	-gerō	-gerae	-gerō		-gerīs
accusative	-gerum	-geram	-gerum		-gerōs	-gerās	-gera
ablative	-gerō	-gerā	-gerō		-gerīs
vocative	-ger	-gera	-gerum		-gerī	-gerae	-gera

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ger

Descendants

• Italian: -gero