# -er

-er is a German suffix meaning “Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to the verb stem.”.

## In other languages

- Русский: суффикс множественного числа существительных мужского и среднего рода сильного склонения

## Suffix

1. Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to the verb stem.
   - arbeiten (“to work”) + -er → Arbeiter (“worker”)
2. Forms instance nouns from verbs.
   - husten (“to cough”) + -er → Huster (“single cough, instance of coughing”)
3. Indicates something defined by a number; in the plural often all numbers with the same first digits
   - 16 + -er → 16er (“the 16, the 16er, e.g. a bus, a football player, etc.”)

## Suffix

1. Used to form the plurals of some nouns, especially of neuter ones.
   - Kind (“child”) + -er → Kinder (“children”)

## Suffix

1. Forms nouns indicating an inhabitant of a place, or a person originating from a place.

## Suffix

1. Forms invariable adjectives from place names, with a genitival meaning, indicating origin from or association with that place.

## Suffix

1. Forms the comparative form of adjectives.
   - lang + -er → länger

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/-er