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English
Etymology
By analogy with millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire.
Suffix
-aire
- One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.
Derived terms
Translations
one whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ātor.
Suffix
-aire m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -aires)
- used to make nouns describing occupations from nouns
- llenya (“firewood”) + -aire → llenyataire (“lumberjack”)
- terrissa (“pottery”) + -aire → terrissaire (“potter”)
- festa (“party”) + -aire → festaire (“partygoer”)
Suffix
-aire m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -aires)
- used to make adjectives describing interests or characteristics from verbs
- xerrar (“to chat”) + -aire → xerraire (“chatty”)
Derived terms
Further reading
French
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius; or (in the feminine) from -āria. Compare the inherited doublet of -ier/-ière.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-aire m or f by sense (plural -aires)
- -ary (nominal suffix)
- -aire
Suffix
-aire (plural -aires)
- -ary (adjectival suffix)
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
- -ire (following a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, ultimately from Latin -ārius.
Suffix
-aire m
- -er, -or (agentive suffix)
Usage notes
- This suffix forms masculine nouns of the fourth declension.
Declension
Derived terms
Occitan
Suffix
-aire m (feminine -aira)
- -er; suffix used to form agent nouns.
- dançar (“to dance”) + -aire → dançaire (“dancer”)
Derived terms
Old Irish
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin -ārius.
Suffix
-aire m
- Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
Derived terms
Descendants