-eria

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

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps related to -keria.

Suffix

-eria

1. Used to create collective nouns.

   ‎ikasle (“student”) + ‎-eria → ‎ikasleria (“student body”)

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

Derived terms

Basque words suffixed with -eria

Further reading

• “-go (-eria)” in Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua, euskaltzaindia.eus

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Catalan

Etymology

-er (agent noun suffix) +‎ -ia

Suffix

-eria f

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

Derived terms

Catalan words suffixed with -eria

Further reading

• “-eria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “-eria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Interlingua

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈri.a/

Suffix

-eria

1. 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”)

2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a craft, practice or product of such; -ery, -work

   ‎drappo (“cloth”) + ‎-eria → ‎drapperia (“drapery”)

   ‎arco (“bow”) + ‎-eria → ‎archeria (“archery”)

3. 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 words suffixed with -eria not found

References

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

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Italian

Suffix

-eria f

1. 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”)

2. -ery (behavior characteristic of)

   ‎furbo (“sly”) + ‎-eria → ‎furberia (“act of slyness”)

   ‎poltrona (“couch”) + ‎-eria → ‎poltroneria (“slugishness”)

3. -ery (class, group, or classification of)

   ‎argento (“silver”) + ‎-eria → ‎argenteria (“silverware”)

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

Derived terms

Italian words suffixed with -eria

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

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