-ier

See also: ier, Ier, and ièr

English

Suffix

-ier

1. variant of -er for adjectives ending in y

Anagrams

• EIR, Eri., IRE, IrE, Ire., Rie, eir, ire, rei, rie

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ier.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ier m

1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ier

See also

• -er

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French

Etymology

From Middle French -ier, -er, from Old French -ier, -er, from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je/

Suffix

-ier m

1. used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit

   ‎banane (“banana”) + ‎-ier → ‎bananier (“banana tree”)

   ‎poire (“pear”) + ‎-ier → ‎poirier (“pear tree”)

2. used to form the names of ships

   ‎chalut (“trawl net”) + ‎-ier → ‎chalutier (“trawler”)

   ‎pétrole (“oil”) + ‎-ier → ‎pétrolier (“oil tanker”)

3. used to form the names of jobs

   ‎chocolat (“chocolate”) + ‎-ier → ‎chocolatier (“chocolatier”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ier

Further reading

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

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German

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ier

1. A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render similar suffixes in borrowings from French.

   Bankier, Kürassier

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Middle French

Suffix

-ier

1. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting a verb)
2. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting an agent noun, often a profession)

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Old French

Alternative forms

• -er (both etymologies, present in all varieties but more common in Anglo-Norman than in France)
• -ar (verbal suffix, 9th and 10th centuries. Only a couple of words are attested with this suffix, salvar, intrar and devastar)

Etymology 1

From Latin -āre.

Suffix

-ier

1. suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs

   forgier ― to forge

Descendants

• Middle French: -ier, -er
  • French: -er
• Gallo: -ieu
• → Middle High German: -ieren
  • German: -ieren
• Norman: -yi (Jersey)

Etymology 2

From Latin -ārius, -ārium.

Suffix

-ier

1. indicates a profession

   bouchier ― butcher

2. indicates location, where one lives

   forestier ― forester

Descendants

• Middle French: -er, -ier
  • French: -ier
  • → English: -eer
• → Italian: -iere

See also

• Appendix:Old French verbs
• -ir
• -re

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Swedish

Suffix

-ier

1. -an; making a noun, describing a person by nationality, e.g. Indien → indier, Iran, iranier

Synonyms

• -an

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -ier

Anagrams

• -eri