-aire

See also: aire, Aire, airé, and aíre

English

Etymology

By analogy with millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire

Suffix

-aire

1. One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

Anagrams

• Arie, arie

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Catalan

Suffix

-aire

1. Used to make nouns describing occupations from nouns.

   ‎llenya (“firewood”) + ‎-aire → ‎llenyataire (“lumberjack”)

2. Used to make adjectives describing interests or characteristics from verbs.

   ‎xerrar (“to chat”) + ‎-aire → ‎xerraire (“chatty”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -aire

Further reading

• “-aire”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “-aire” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -arium, the accusative of -arius. Compare the inherited doublet -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ/

Suffix

-aire

1. -ary (adjectival suffix)
2. -ary (nominal suffix)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -aire

Further reading

• “-aire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Irish

Alternative forms

• -ire (following a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, ultimately from Latin -ārius.

Suffix

-aire m

1. -er, -or (agentive suffix)

Usage notes

• This suffix forms masculine nouns of the fourth declension.

Declension

Declension of -aire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative -aire -airí Vocative a -aire a -airí Genitive -aire -airí Dative -aire -airí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an -aire na -airí Genitive an -aire na -airí Dative leis an -aire don -aire leis na -airí

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -aire

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Occitan

Suffix

-aire

1. -er; suffix used to form agent nouns.

Derived terms

Occitan terms suffixed with -aire

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French [Term?], ultimately from Latin -ārius.

Suffix

-aire m

1. Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -aire

Descendants

• Irish: -aire
• Scottish Gaelic: -air