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Meaning of -er | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ɛr]

Definitions

  1. Added to a verb to form a noun indicating the place of the action or the doer or the result of the action.
    morpheme
  2. Added to a shortened form of a noun, lengthening the first consonant following its first vowel, to derive a noun.
    morpheme, slang

Examples

“kalauz (“ticket inspector”) → kaller”
“nyugdíjas (“pensioner”) → nyugger”
“mami (“mommy; elderly woman”) → mammer”
“jobboldali (“rightist”) → jobber”
“fűz (“to string, thread”) + -ér → füzér (“garland; string”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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