-erie
English edit
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-erie
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French -erie. By surface analysis, -ier + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
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-erie f (plural -eries)
- denotes a shop selling a certain product
- bijou (“jewel”) + -erie → bijouterie (“jeweler's”)
- denotes an organization specializing in a given field
- denotes an object used to perform an action
- souffler (“to blow”) + -erie → soufflerie (“blower”)
- denotes nouns describing qualities or properties
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French -erie. Some Middle English uses are new formations from -er + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
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-erie
- Forms nouns denoting an art, craft, or practice.
- Forms nouns denoting the place where a practice is done.
- Forms nouns a group or collective.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “-e)rīe, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
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-erie
- used to form feminine nouns
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Romanian edit
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-erie f
- Alternative form of -ărie