-erija

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -eria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɛˈriː.ja/

Suffix

-erija f

1. -ery (class, group, or classification of)

   ‎ġifa (“coward”) + ‎-erija → ‎ġiferija (“cowardice”)

   ‎ġwejjef (“timid”) + ‎-erija → ‎ġwejferija (“cowardice”)

   ‎ħabib (“friend”) + ‎-erija → ‎ħbiberija (“friendship”)

   ‎tabib (“doctor”) + ‎-erija → ‎tabiberija (“medicine”)

2. added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)

   ‎siment (“cement”) + ‎-erija → ‎simenterija (“cement factory”)

Derived terms

Maltese terms suffixed with -erija