-ler

See also: ler, LER, lèr, and lêr

German

Etymology

From the German suffix -er. Result of a wrong segmentation of nouns ending in -l and the suffix -er, in words like Sattler, Ziegler.

Suffix

-ler

  1. used to create agent nouns, similar to -er
Declension
Declension of -ler
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der -ler die -ler
genitive eines des -lers der -ler
dative einem dem -ler den -lern
accusative einen den -ler die -ler

Derived terms
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  • Erstklässler
  • CDUler
  • Drittklässler
  • PDSler
  • SPDler
  • Zweitklässler

Greenlandic

Affix

-ler (n-v?, truncative?)

  1. provides with
    aki (“currency, price”) -> akilerpaa (“pays”)
    ateq (“name”) -> atserpaa (“names, gives a name to”)

Usage notes

Sometimes fusioning. When used intransitively, may have a reflexive meaning.

Derived terms
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References
  • -ler in Katersat
  • Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 240. Atuagkat 2003.

Affix

-ler (v-v?, truncative?)

  1. has begun to [verb], is about to [verb], is in the process of [verb]ing

Further reading
  • Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 241. Atuagkat 2003.

Turkish

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ler

  1. Used to form plurals of nouns.
    ‎çiçek + ‎-ler → ‎çiçekler
    Bu ülkede daima Mustafa Kemal'lar olacak. ― There will always be people like Mustafa Kemal in this country.
    Teyzelerime gideceğiz. ― We will go to my aunt's (home).

Usage notes
  • It's used when the noun's last vowel is a front vowel.
  • When the noun's last vowel is a back vowel, -lar is used instead.
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