-erie

See also: erie and Erie

English

Suffix

-erie

1. Obsolete spelling of -ery

French

Etymology

From Old French -erie. By surface analysis, -ier +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi/, /ə.ʁi/

Suffix

-erie f (plural -eries)

1. denotes a shop selling a certain product

   ‎bijou (“jewel”) + ‎-erie → ‎bijouterie (“jeweler's”)

2. denotes an organization specializing in a given field

   ‎huile (“oil”) + ‎-erie → ‎huilerie (“oil refinery”)

3. denotes an object used to perform an action

   ‎souffler (“to blow”) + ‎-erie → ‎soufflerie (“blower”)

4. denotes nouns describing qualities or properties

   ‎tricher (“to cheat”) + ‎-erie → ‎tricherie (“cheating”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -erie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -eri, -eriȝe, -ery, -erye, -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -erie. Some Middle English uses are new formations from -er +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-(ə)riː(ə)/

Suffix

-erie

1. Forms nouns denoting an art, craft, or practice.
2. Forms nouns denoting the place where a practice is done.
3. Forms nouns a group or collective.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -erie

Descendants

• English: -ery, -ry
• Scots: -ery, -ry

References

• “-e)rīe, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From -ier +‎ -ie.

Suffix

-erie

1. used to form feminine nouns

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -erie

Descendants

• → Dutch: -erij
• → Middle English: -erie
  • English: -ery, -ry
  • Scots: -ery, -ry
• French: -erie
• → German: -erei
• → Gallo: -eriy
• Norman: -éthie
• → Swedish: -eri