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Greek
Etymology
Developed in Byzantine Greek, from Italian -iera, originally as part of directly loaned words, then added as a suffix to earlier Greek nouns.[1] Also, adaptation of the French -ière as in jardinière > ζαρντινιέρα (zarntiniéra).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾa/ (after β, δ, ζ, ρ)
- IPA(key): /ˈçeɾa/ (after θ, π, σ, τ, φ)
- IPA(key): /ˈɲeɾa/ (after μ)
- also note, palatalization of consonants (, ), before -ιέρα
Suffix
-ιέρα • (-iéra) f
- added to a noun to denote a collection, container, holder or grouping:
- αλάτι (aláti, “salt”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → αλατιέρα (alatiéra, “salt shaker”)
- καπέλο (kapélo, “hat”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → καπελιέρα (kapeliéra, “hat box”)
- φρούτο (froúto, “fruit”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → φρουτιέρα (froutiéra, “fruit bowl”)
- σκάκι (skáki, “chess”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → σκακιέρα (skakiéra, “chessboard”)
- added to a noun to denote a maker or cooker of the first noun:
- τοστ (tost, “toasted sandwich”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → τοστιέρα (tostiéra, “toasted sandwich maker”)
- ψήστης (psístis, “griller, person who grills”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → ψηστιέρα (psistiéra, “grill”)
- added to certain nouns to denote a female worker:
- κάμαρα (kámara, “chamber”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → καμαριέρα (kamariéra, “chambermaid”)
- τραπέζι (trapézi, “table”) + -ιέρα (-iéra) → τραπεζιέρα (trapeziéra, “waitress”)
Declension
Declension of -ιέρα
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ιέρα (-iéra)
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-ιέρες (-iéres)
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genitive
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-ιέρας (-iéras)
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-
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accusative
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-ιέρα (-iéra)
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-ιέρες (-iéres)
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vocative
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-ιέρα (-iéra)
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-ιέρες (-iéres)
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Derived terms
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