-ero

See also: ero, Ero, erő, -erò, and e-rờ

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈero]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: e‧ro

Suffix

-ero

1. Denotes a particle of something.

   e.g. ‎sablo (“sand”) + ‎-ero → ‎sablero (“grain of sand”)

See also

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ero

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English -er, French -eur, German -er, Russian -ер (-er).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈero/

Suffix

-ero

1. suffix denoting a person occupied in a customary though not professional activity or occupation

   ‎boxar (“to box”) + ‎-ero → ‎boxero (“(amateur) boxer”)

2. suffix denoting an animal or other thing with a characteristic action

   ‎rodar (“to gnaw”) + ‎-ero → ‎rodero (“rodent”)

   ‎krozar (“to cruise”) + ‎-ero → ‎krozero (“cruiser”)

   (neologism) ‎komputar (“to compute”) + ‎-ero → ‎komputero (“computer”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ero

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ārius -ārium, with metathesis of "i" (through a Vulgar Latin form *-airu). Compare Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -ario.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾo/ [ˈe.ɾo]

Suffix

-ero m (feminine counterpart -era)

1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎vaca (“cow”) + ‎-ero → ‎vaquero (“cowboy”)

   ‎gaita (“bagpipes”) + ‎-ero → ‎gaitero (“bagpiper”)

2. forms objects designed for use with another object

   ‎llave (“key”) + ‎-ero → ‎llavero (“key ring”)

   ‎moneda (“coin”) + ‎-ero → ‎monedero (“purse”)

3. forms adjective from nouns denoting the qualities of the noun

   ‎casa (“house”) + ‎-ero → ‎casero (“homely”)

   ‎calle (“street”) + ‎-ero → ‎callejero (“street (attributive)”)

   ‎traición (“betrayal”) + ‎-ero → ‎traicionero (“treacherous”)

4. forms tree names from their fruit

   ‎albaricoque (“apricot”) + ‎-ero → ‎albaricoquero (“apricot tree”)

   ‎coco (“coconut”) + ‎-ero → ‎cocotero (“coconut tree”)

5. forms places where collections can be found

   ‎hormiga (“ant”) + ‎-ero → ‎hormiguero (“anthill”)

   ‎estiércol (“manure”) + ‎-ero → ‎estercolero (“dung heap”)

   ‎refrán (“saying, proverb”) + ‎-ero → ‎refranero (“collection of proverbs”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ero

Further reading

• “-ero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014