-erie

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See also: erie and Erie

English

Suffix

-erie

  1. Alternative spelling of -ery (“place”)
  2. Obsolete spelling of -ery. (other senses)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -erie

French

Etymology

From Old French -erie. By surface analysis, -ier +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-erie f (plural -eries)

  1. denotes a shop selling a certain product
    ‎bijou (“jewel”) + ‎-erie → ‎bijouterie (“jeweler's”)
  2. denotes an organization specializing in a given field
    ‎huile (“oil”) + ‎-erie → ‎huilerie (“oil refinery”)
  3. denotes an object used to perform an action
    ‎souffler (“to blow”) + ‎-erie → ‎soufflerie (“blower”)
  4. denotes nouns describing qualities or properties
    ‎tricher (“to cheat”) + ‎-erie → ‎tricherie (“cheating”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -erie

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -erie. Some Middle English uses are new formations from -er +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-erie

  1. Forms nouns denoting an art, craft, or practice.
  2. Forms nouns denoting the place where a practice is done.
  3. Forms nouns a group or collective.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -erie

Descendants

  • English: -ery, -ry
  • Scots: -ery, -ry

References

Old French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin -ārius
    Old French -ier
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)der.
    Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?
    Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-ia)
    Ancient Greek -εια (-eia)der.
    Latin -ia
    Old French -ie
    Old French -erie

    From -ier + -ie.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

    -erie

    1. used to form feminine nouns

    Derived terms

    Old French terms suffixed with -erie

    Descendants

    Romanian

    Suffix

    -erie f

    1. Alternative form of -ărie
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