Qué (quién) es -er - definición
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-er (disambiguation)
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1.
You add -er to many short adjectives to form comparatives. For example, the comparative of 'nice' is 'nicer'; the comparative of 'happy' is 'happier'. You also add it to some adverbs that do not end in -ly. For example, the comparative of 'soon' is 'sooner'.
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2.
You add -er to verbs to form nouns which refer to a person, animal, or thing that does the action described by the verb; for example a 'reader' is someone who reads and a 'money-saver' is something that saves money.
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You add -er to words to form nouns which refer to a person who is associated or involved with the thing described by the word; for example a 'pensioner' is someone who is entitled to a pension.
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You add -er to nouns to form nouns or adjectives which refer to things with a particular characteristic or feature; for example a 'three-wheeler' is a vehicle with three wheels.
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You add -er to words to form nouns which refer to a person with a particular job. For example, someone who works in a mine is a 'miner'.
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6.
You add -er to the names of some places to form nouns which refer to a person who comes from that place. For example, someone who comes from London is a 'Londoner'.
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-er
·- -ere; akin to ·Lat. -arius.
II. -er ·- A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.
III. -er ·- The termination of many English words, denoting the agent;
- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, ·i.e., London man.
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-er1
¦ suffix
1. denoting a person or thing that performs a specified action or activity: farmer.
2. denoting a person or thing that has a specified attribute or form: two-wheeler.
3. denoting a person concerned with a specified thing: milliner.
4. denoting a person belonging to a specified place or group: city-dweller.
Origin
OE -ere, of Gmc origin.
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-er2
¦ suffix forming the comparative of adjectives (as in bigger) and adverbs (as in faster).
Origin
OE suffix -ra (adjectival), -or (adverbial), of Gmc origin.
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-er3
¦ suffix forming nouns used informally, usually by distortion of the root word: footer.
Origin
prob. an extended use of -er1; orig. Rugby School sl., later adopted at Oxford University.
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-er4
¦ suffix forming frequentative verbs such as patter.
Origin
OE -erian, -rian, of Gmc origin.
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-er5
¦ suffix forming nouns:
1. such as sampler. Compare with -ar1. [ending corresponding to L. -aris.]
such as butler, danger. [ending corresponding to L. -arius, -arium.]
such as border. [ending corresponding (via OFr. -eure) to L. -atura.]
such as laver. See laver2. [ending corresponding (via OFr. -eor) to L. -atorium.]
2. equivalent to -or1.
Origin
via OFr. or Anglo-Norman Fr. (see above).
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-er6
¦ suffix chiefly Law (forming nouns) denoting verbal action or a document effecting such action: disclaimer.
Origin
from Anglo-Norman Fr. (infin. ending).
Wikipedia
-er
In English, the -er suffix can signify:
- an agent noun, e.g., "singer"
- a degree of comparison, e.g., "louder"
- Oxford "-er", a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875
Ejemplos de pronunciación para -er
1. Er... Er, sorry.
Hogfather (2006)
2. Er-- er--
my name us Sylvua,
A Dirty Shame (2004)
3. - So?
- Er...
Hogfather (2006)
4. AUDIENCE: Er.
Marriage & the Art of Living Together _ Daphne de Marneffe _ Talks at Google
5. - Er... - Godot?
Waiting for Godot
Ejemplos de uso de -er
1. This party is "er – er – Communist Reconstruction", says Fo.
2. You played it with such... feeling." "Well, er, George, er, Mr President, er, Sir, I would love to.
3. "This is a set of election results that we can, er, look at, er, in fine detail," he said.
4. CONTESTANT: Er... er... a goat. (Radio 2) PRESENTER: What black and white animals are some police vehicles named after?
5. "Er, Liverpool?" Blair replied, his face freezing.