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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German -erīe, from Old French -erie. Compare German -erei.
Suffix
־ערײַ • (-eray) n or f
- Used to form verbal nouns.
- ניסן (nisn, “to sneeze”) + ־ערײַ (-eray) → ניסערײַ (niseray, “a sneezing fit”)
- Alternative form of ־ײַ (-ay), to indicate the place where characteristic activity is conducted.
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