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-erie

See also: erie and Erie

English

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-erie

  1. Alternative spelling of -ery (“place”)
  2. Obsolete spelling of -ery. (other senses)

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -erie

French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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-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

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French terms suffixed with -erie

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Suffix

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-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

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Middle English terms suffixed with -erie

Descendants

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

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Old French

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Etymology

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From -ier +‎ -ie.

Suffix

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-erie

  1. used to form feminine nouns

Derived terms

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Old French terms suffixed with -erie

Descendants

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Romanian

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Suffix

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-erie f

  1. Alternative form of -ărie
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