-tuber

Questions

How do you pronounce -tuber?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtu.bəɹ/.

What does -tuber mean?

Forms agent nouns for YouTubers or similar occupations who have the qualities of the root word.

Where does -tuber come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English YouTuberbf. English -Tuber Back-formation from YouTuber, possibly modelled after VTuber.

How to pronounce -tuber

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