-eri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eri"

Danish

Etymology

From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.

Suffix

-eri

1. act of [verb]ing, -ing

   drikkeri; skriveri ― drinking; writing

2. -ery, business where [verb]ing is done

   ‎bage (“to bake”) + ‎-eri → ‎bageri (“bakery”)

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -eri

Middle English

Noun

-eri

1. Alternative form of -erie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German -erie.

Suffix

-eri n

1. used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -eri

References

• “-eri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German -erie.

Suffix

-eri n

1. used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -eri

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

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɛɾi/, [-ˈɛɾɪ], [-ˈjɛɾɪ]

Suffix

-eri m

1. 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

Sicilian terms suffixed with -eri

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.

Suffix

-eri

1. -ery, making a business from a verb, e.g. baka (“to bake”) → bageri (“a bakery”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -eri

See also

• -makeri

Anagrams

• -ier