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Danish
Etymology
From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.
Suffix
-eri
- act of ing, -ing
- drikkeri; skriveri ― drinking; writing
- -ery, business where ing is done
- bage (“to bake”) + -eri → bageri (“bakery”)
Derived terms
Middle English
Noun
-eri
- Alternative form of -erie
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German -erie.
Suffix
-eri n
- used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns
Derived terms
References
- “-eri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German -erie.
Suffix
-eri n
- used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns
Derived terms
References
- “-eri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Sicilian
Etymology
Possibly inherited from Occitan/Iberian stratum, from Vulgar Latin *-airu, from the metathesis of Latin -ārius -ārium. Compare Italian -iere, Catalan -er, Spanish -ero, Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of -aru.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eri m
- forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
- canceḍḍu (“gate”) + -eri → canciḍḍeri (“gatekeeper, chancelor”)
- cavaḍḍu (“horse”) + -eri → cavaleri (“knight”)
- panettu (“loaf”) + -eri → panitteri (“baker”)
- porta (“door”) + -eri → purteri (“goalkeeper”)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.
Suffix
-eri
- -ery, making a business from a verb, e.g. baka (“to bake”) → bageri (“a bakery”)
Derived terms
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