-wear

Questions

What does -wear mean?

Used to form nouns denoting clothing:

Where does -wear come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear From the noun wear (“clothing”).

How to pronounce -wear

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “-wear”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “-wear”.
4. Repeat and practice — Say “-wear” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.