-era

See also: Appendix:Variations of "era"

Basque

Etymology 1

Suffix

-era

1. Used to form names of languages from toponyms.

   ‎Gaztela (“Castille”) + ‎-era → ‎gaztelera (“Spanish language”)

2. Used to form dimension nouns from adjectives.

   ‎sakon (“deep”) + ‎-era → ‎sakonera (“depth”)

3. place

   ‎sartu (“to enter”) + ‎-era → ‎sarrera (“entrance”)

4. Used to a nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion, -ing

   ‎bukatu (“to end”) + ‎-era → ‎bukaera (“ending”)

5. way of

   ‎izan (“to be”) + ‎-era → ‎izaera (“personality”, literally “way of being”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -era

Etymology 2

From -e- (epenthetic vowel) +‎ -ra (allative suffix).

Suffix

-era

1. Allomorphic post-consonantal form of -ra (allative inanimate singular suffix)

Declension

Basque inflectional suffixes
		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		-∅	-a	-ak	-ok
ergative		-k, -ek	-ak	-ek
dative		-ri, -i	-ari	-ei	-oi
genitive		-ren, -en	-aren	-en	-on
comitative		-rekin, -ekin	-arekin	-ekin	-okin
causative		-rengatik, -engatik	-arengatik	-engatik	-ongatik
benefactive		-rentzat, -entzat	-arentzat	-entzat	-ontzat
instrumental		-z, -ez	-az	-ez	-oz
inessive	anim.	-rengan, -engan	-arengan	-engan	-oengan
	inanim.	-tan, -etan	-an	-etan	-otan
locative	anim.	―	―	―	―
	inanim.	-tako, -etako	-ko, -eko	-etako	-otako
allative	anim.	-rengana, -engana	-arengana	-engana	-ongana
	inanim.	-tara, -etara	-ra, -era	-etara	-otara
terminative	anim.	-renganaino, -enganaino	-arenganaino	-enganaino	-onganaino
	inanim.	-taraino, -etaraino	-raino, -eraino	-etaraino	-otaraino
directive	anim.	-renganantz, -enganantz	-arenganantz	-enganantz	-onganantz
	inanim.	-tarantz, -etarantz	-rantz, -erantz	-etarantz	-otarantz
destinative	anim.	-renganako, -enganako	-arenganako	-enganako	-onganako
	inanim.	-tarako, -etarako	-rako, -erako	-etarako	-otarako
ablative	anim.	-rengandik, -engandik	-arengandik	-engandik	-ongandik
	inanim.	-tatik, -etatik	-tik, -etik	-etik	-otik
partitive		-rik, -ik	―	―	―
prolative		-tzat	―	―	―
The forms shown first are used when the ending is a vowel, the ones after the comma when it is a consonant.

Further reading

• “-era” in Labayru Hiztegia

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin -aria, feminine form of -arius.

Suffix

-era f (plural -eres)

1. Used to form nouns meaning the location or object where something is usually found.

   ‎sorra (“sand”) + ‎-era → ‎sorrera (“sandpit, sandbox”)

2. Used to form nouns meaning a plant which is cultivated to produce something.

   ‎oliva (“olive”) + ‎-era → ‎olivera (“olive tree”)

3. Used to form nouns meaning the purpose of something or an object used for that purpose.

   ‎te (“tea”) + ‎-era → ‎tetera (“teapot”)

Usage notes

The equivalent suffix -er can be used to form masculine nouns with these meanings, but usually only the masculine or feminine form will be found in Catalan.

Suffix

-era (masculine and feminine plural -eres)

1. Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to an inhabitant of somewhere.
2. Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to engaging in a profession.
3. Used to form nouns and adjectives referring to being prone to some activity or characteristic.

Usage notes

Because these senses are used to form adjectives of two forms or nouns referring to animate objects, both the masculine and feminine forms will be found in Catalan, with the lemma entry found at the masculine form.

Suffix

-era f (plural -eres)

1. Used to form nouns meaning the desire to undertake some task.

Usage notes

Unlike the other senses of this suffix, this meaning is used only to form feminine nouns.

See also

Catalan terms suffixed with -era

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈera/

Suffix

-era

1. female equivalent of -ero

References

• Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Suffix

-era (present tense -erer, past tense -erte, past participle -ert, passive infinitive -erast, present participle -erande, imperative -er)

1. Alternative form of -ere

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin -ārius -ārium, with metathesis of "i" (through a Vulgar Latin form *-airu). Compare Spanish -ero, Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the suffix Doublet of -aru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɛɾa/

Suffix

-era f

1. feminine singular of -eru

Suffix

-era

1. indicates a place or object where something can be found, kept or done

   ‎nguantu (“glove”) + ‎-era → ‎nguantera (“glove compartment”)

   ‎manu (“hand”) + ‎-era → ‎manera (“manner, literaly "the way to use the hands"”)

2. forms names of certain plants or trees from the name of their fruit

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: -e‧ra

Suffix

-era f (uncountable)

1. indicates a place or object where something can be found, kept or done

   ‎guante (“glove”) + ‎-era → ‎guantera (“glove compartment”)

   ‎regar (“to water”) + ‎-era → ‎regadera (“watering can”)

2. indicates a physical state or disability

   ‎sordo (“deaf”) + ‎-era → ‎sordera (“deafness”)

   ‎borracho (“drunk”) + ‎-era → ‎borrachera (“drunkness”)

3. forms names of certain plants or trees from the name of their fruit

   ‎higo (“fig”) + ‎-era → ‎higuera (“fig tree”)

   ‎mora (“blackberry”) + ‎-era → ‎morera (“blackberry plant”)

Suffix

-era f

1. feminine singular of -ero

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -era

Further reading

• “-era”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːra/

Suffix

-era

1. -ate, -ize; make a verb from a noun, similar to Swedish -a; used on loan-words with French -er and German -ieren

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -era

Anagrams

• -are, rea

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -era.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾa/, [ˈʔe.ɾɐ]

Suffix

-era (masculine counterpart -ero)

1. forms female occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎basura (“trash”) + ‎-era → ‎basurera (“female garbage collector”)

   ‎tinda (“goods for sale”) + ‎-era → ‎tindera (“female vendor”)

   ‎inggit (“envy”) + ‎-era → ‎inggitera (“female envious person”)

   ‎pakialam (“concern”) + ‎-era → ‎pakialamera (“female meddler”)

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -era