Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-dar

/-dɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: -dar
IPA: /-dɑɹ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing.

Humorous

Etymology

Probably from rebracketing of gaydar, itself a blend of gay + radar. Alternatively radar might have been rebracketed directly as ray + -dar, but this appears less likely because rays are, if anything, that by means of which a radar detects things.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ray
Suffix: -dar

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /-dɑɹ/
British English: /-dɑː/

Usage

Humorous

Rhymes With

r ten-second car lift the bar tl;dr orphan star bête noire

Questions

How do you pronounce -dar?: The recorded pronunciation is /-dɑɹ/.
What does -dar mean?: Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing.
Where does -dar come from?: Probably from rebracketing of gaydar, itself a blend of gay + radar. Alternatively radar might have been rebracketed directly as ray + -dar, but this appears less likely because rays are, if anything, that by means of which a radar detects things.

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