-eria

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

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps related to -keria.^[1]

Suffix

-eria

Used to create collective nouns.
‎ikasle (“student”) + ‎-eria → ‎ikasleria (“student body”)

‎gazte (“young”) + ‎-eria → ‎gazteria (“youth, young people”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -eria

abarreria

ikasleria

References

^ R. L. Trask (2008) “-keria”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 249

Catalan

Etymology

From -er (agent noun suffix) +‎ -ia.

Suffix

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

-ery (place of art, craft or practice)

Derived terms

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

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a place where the root is prepared, kept or sold; -ery, shop, store
‎lacte (“milk”) + ‎-eria → ‎lacteria (“dairy”)

‎instrumento (“tool”) + ‎-eria → ‎instrumenteria (“tool shop”)

‎joiel (“jewel”) + ‎-eria → ‎joieleria (“jeweller's”)
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a craft, practice or product of such; -ery, -work
‎drappo (“cloth”) + ‎-eria → ‎drapperia (“drapery”)

‎arco (“bow”) + ‎-eria → ‎archeria (“archery”)
forms nouns from nouns, denoting behaviour; -ery, -age, -ism
‎diabolo (“devil”) + ‎-eria → ‎diaboleria (“devilry, diabolical behaviour”)

‎galante (“gallant”) + ‎-eria → ‎galanteria (“galantry”)

‎clown (“clown”) + ‎-eria → ‎clowneria (“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)

added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
‎gelato (“ice cream”) + ‎-eria → ‎gelateria (“ice cream shop”)

‎stiro (“ironing”) + ‎-eria → ‎stireria (“ironing place”)
-ery (behavior characteristic of)
‎furbo (“sly”) + ‎-eria → ‎furberia (“act of slyness”)

‎poltrona (“couch”) + ‎-eria → ‎poltroneria (“sluggishness^[1]”)
-ery (class, group, or classification of)
‎argento (“silver”) + ‎-eria → ‎argenteria (“silverware”)

‎cavallo (“horse”) + ‎-eria → ‎cavalleria (“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

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

Anagrams

-arie, -erai, -iera, aeri, aire, arie, raie

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin -ārius

Old French -ier

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)der.

Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?

Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)

Ancient Greek -εια (-eia)der.

Latin -ia

Old French -ie

Old French -erieder.

Polish -eria

Derived from Old French -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.rja/
Rhymes: -ɛrja
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Suffix

-eria f

-ery, Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of."
‎magnat + ‎-eria → ‎magnateria
-ery, added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of."
‎wirtuoz + ‎-eria → ‎wirtuozeria

Declension

Declension of -eria

	singular	plural
nominative	-eria	-erie
genitive	-erii	-erii/-eryj (archaic)
dative	-erii	-eriom
accusative	-erię	-erie
instrumental	-erią	-eriami
locative	-erii	-eriach
vocative	-erio	-erie

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -eria

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin -āria. Doublet of -aria and -eira.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈɾi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈɾi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɨˈɾi.ɐ/

Suffix

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

forms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery
Near-synonym: -aria

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -eria

References

“-eria”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
“-eria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“-eria”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

[1] R. L. Trask (2008) “-keria”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 249

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

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-eria

Basque

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Further reading

Catalan

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Further reading

Interlingua

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Suffix

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Italian

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Usage notes

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Anagrams

Polish

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Suffix

Declension

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Further reading

Portuguese

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