-ware
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English ware, from Old English waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō, with meaning gradually shifting from guard, protection to an object that is in possession, hence meriting attention, guarded, cared for, and protected.
Suffix[edit]
-ware
- Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.
- Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made in a particular place.
- Abruzzi + ware + -ware → Abruzzi ware
- Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with -wear, which is used for types of clothing.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
denoting items made from a particular substance
denoting items made in a particular place
denoting items of a particular kind or for a particular use
Etymology 2[edit]
From software. See also ware and warehouse.
Suffix[edit]
-ware
- Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.
- (e.g. groupware in computer-mediated communication)
Derived terms[edit]
software
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
denoting specific classes of computer software
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“dwellers of”). Cognate with Old High German -āri (“inhabitants of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ware
- (used in the singular) suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place
- eall sēo buruhwaru ― the people of a city, the entire citizenry
- (used in the plural) suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place
- burgwaras ― residents of a burg, burghers, citizens
- Lundunwaras ― Londoners
- Rōmware ― residents of Rome; Romans
Declension[edit]
- (masc. i-stem)
Declension of -ware
- (masc. a-stem)
Declension of -ware (strong a-stem)
- (masc. n-stem)
Declension of -ware (weak)
- (fem. ō-stem)
Declension of -ware (strong ō-stem)
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English lemmas
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- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
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