-eria

See also: eria, ería, eriä, -ería, -éria, and -erią

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps related to -keria.[1]

Suffix

-eria

  1. Used to create collective nouns.
    ikasle (student) + -eriaikasleria (student body)
    gazte (young) + -eriagazteria (youth, young people)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -eria

References

  1. -keria” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • -go (-eria)” in Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua [Handbook of Standard Basque], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Etymology

From -er (agent noun suffix) + -ia.

Suffix

-eria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eries)

  1. -ery (place of art, craft or practice)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -eria

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ery, French -erie, Italian -eria, Spanish -ería, all ultimately from Latin -āria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈri.a/

Suffix

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-eria

  1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a place where the root is prepared, kept or sold; -ery, shop, store
    lacte (milk) + -erialacteria (dairy)
    instrumento (tool) + -eriainstrumenteria (tool shop)
    joiel (jewel) + -eriajoieleria (jeweller's)
  2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a craft, practice or product of such; -ery, -work
    drappo (cloth) + -eriadrapperia (drapery)
    arco (bow) + -eriaarcheria (archery)
  3. forms nouns from nouns, denoting behaviour; -ery, -age, -ism
    diabolo (devil) + -eriadiaboleria (devilry, diabolical behaviour)
    galante (gallant) + -eriagalanteria (galantry)
    clown (clown) + -eriaclowneria (clownery, clowning around)

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -eria not found

References

  • Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: -e‧rì‧a

Suffix

-eria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erie)

  1. added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
    gelato (ice cream) + -eriagelateria (ice cream shop)
    stiro (ironing) + -eriastireria (ironing place)
  2. -ery (behavior characteristic of)
    furbo (sly) + -eriafurberia (act of slyness)
    poltrona (couch) + -eriapoltroneria (sluggishness[1])
  3. -ery (class, group, or classification of)
    argento (silver) + -eriaargenteria (silverware)
    cavallo (horse) + -eriacavalleria (cavalry)

Usage notes

  • (place of): Similar to English -ery, although the Italian suffixes nouns, whereas the English suffixes verbs.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -eria

References

  1. May be better understood as "couch potatery," although this uses a nonce word.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin -āria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.rja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrja
  • Syllabification: e‧ria

Suffix

-eria f

  1. -ery, Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of."
    Janusz + -eriajanuszeria
  2. -ery, added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of."
    Janusz + -eriajanuszeria

Declension

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -eria

Further reading

  • -eria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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