-erija

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -eria.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-erija f

  1. -ery (class, group, or classification of)
    ġifa (coward) + ‎-erija → ‎ġiferija (cowardice)
    ġwejjef (timid) + ‎-erija → ‎ġwejferija (cowardice)
    ħabib (friend) + ‎-erija → ‎ħbiberija (friendship)
    tabib (doctor) + ‎-erija → ‎tabiberija (medicine)
  2. added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
    siment (cement) + ‎-erija → ‎simenterija (cement factory)

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