-ier

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See also: ier, Ier, and ièr

English

Examples

Etymology 1

From -y +‎ -er.

Suffix

-ier

  1. spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -er, or of any word ending in -y suffixed with -er.
See also

Etymology 2

From French -ier.

Suffix

-ier

  1. Used to make agent nouns, particularly with words from French: clothier, perfumier.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːr/
  • Audio:(file)

Suffix

-ier m

  1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ier

See also

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French -ier, -er, from Old French -ier, -er, from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -aire.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ier m (plural -iers, feminine -ière)

  1. forms the names of trees or bushes bearing a particular type of fruit
    ‎banane (“banana”) + ‎-ier → ‎bananier (“banana tree”)
    ‎poire (“pear”) + ‎-ier → ‎poirier (“pear tree”)
  2. forms the names of ships
    ‎chalut (“trawl net”) + ‎-ier → ‎chalutier (“trawler”)
    ‎pétrole (“oil”) + ‎-ier → ‎pétrolier (“oil tanker”)
  3. forms the names of jobs
    ‎chocolat (“chocolate”) + ‎-ier → ‎chocolatier (“chocolatier”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ier

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ier.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ier m

  1. A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render similar suffixes in borrowings from French.
    ‎Kneipe + ‎-ier → ‎Kneipier
    ‎Pleite + ‎-ier → ‎Pleitier

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ier

Further reading

  • “-ier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle French

Suffix

-ier

  1. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting a verb)
  2. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting an agent noun, often a profession)

Old French

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Italic *-āzi
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Latin -āre
    Old French -ier

    Inherited from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic *-āzi.

    Alternative forms

    • -er (present in all varieties but more common in Anglo-Norman than in France)
    • -ar (9th and 10th centuries. Only a couple of words are attested with this suffix, salvar, intrar and devastar)

    Suffix

    -ier

    1. suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs
      forgier ― to forge
    Conjugation

    This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

        Conjugation of -ier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive -ier avoir -ié
    gerund en -ant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle -ant
    past participle -ié
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present — -es -e -ons -iez -ent
    imperfect — — — — — —
    preterite -ai -as -a -ames -astes -ierent
    future -erai -eras -era -erons -eroiz, -ereiz, -erez -eront
    conditional -eroie, -ereie -eroies, -ereies -eroit, -ereit -eriiens, -eriens -eriiez, -eriez -eroient, -ereient
    compound
    tenses     		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
    past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
    simple
    tenses     		present — -s -t -ons -iez -ent
    imperfect -asse -asses -ast -issons, -issiens -issoiz, -issez, -issiez -assent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — -e — -ons -iez —
    Descendants
    • Middle French: -er
      • French: -er
    • Gallo: -ieu
    • → Middle High German: -ieren
    • Norman: -yi (Jersey)

    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Latin -ārius
      Old French -ier

      Inherited from Latin -ārium.

      Alternative forms

      • -er (present in all varieties but more common in Anglo-Norman than in France)

      Suffix

      -ier

      2. indicates a profession
        bouchier ― butcher
      3. indicates location, where one lives
        forestier ― forester
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      See also

      Swedish

      Suffix

      -ier

      1. -an; making a noun, describing a person by nationality, e.g. Indien → indier, Iran, iranier

      Synonyms

      Derived terms

      Swedish terms suffixed with -ier

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