Contionary:-kër

Valtamic

Etymology

Rebracketing of words ending in -kar or -kër, such as Alfakar, Cansakar, and Këľzokër, most likely sharing a derivation from Proto-Valtamic *-ṗakår, from Proto-Italic *pāgos (whence Latin pāgus) or *-bʉ(r)kår, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *burgz.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Valtamic) IPA: /-kɤr/; [-ˌkɜɾ̥]

Suffix

-kër an (high-harmony -kur, middle-harmony -kër, low-harmony -kar); type-I declension

  1. Used to to form names of countries out of nouns or adjectives.
    Synonym: (rare) -ja
    raġans ("Polish") + -kërRaġankar ("Poland")
    manjaṡ ("Russian") + -kërManjaṡkar ("Russia")