-eria

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

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.
• “-eria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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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.