-iera

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ière, Italian -iera, Portuguese -eria/Spanish -era, all ultimately from Latin -ārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈera/, /ˈjera/

Suffix

-iera

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a container or cover; container

   ‎sucro (“sugar”) + ‎-iera → ‎sucriera (“sugar bowl”)

   ‎bira (“beer”) + ‎-iera → ‎biriera (“beer can”)

   ‎garretto (“hollow of the knew”) + ‎-iera → ‎garrettiera (“garter”)

2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting an area where something grows or is found; field, patch, mine, quarry

   ‎ris (“rice”) + ‎-iera → ‎risiera (“rice field”)

   ‎carbon (“coal”) + ‎-iera → ‎carboniera (“coal pit”)

   ‎baca (“berry”) + ‎-iera → ‎bachiera (“berry patch”)

Usage notes

• This suffix is not to be confused with -iero (“tree”).

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -iera not found

References

• Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Suffix

-iera f (noun-forming suffix, plural -iere, masculine -iero)

1. added to nouns to form other concrete nouns; -er; -or

   ‎cartuccia (“cartridge”) + ‎-iera → ‎cartucciera (“cartridge box”)

   ‎dente (“tooth”) + ‎-iera → ‎dentiera (“dentures”)

   ‎scacchi (“chess”) + ‎-iera → ‎scacchiera (“chessboard”)

Usage notes

• Used much less predictably than English -er or -or.
• Used to form the feminine equivalent of -iere.
• Used to form feminine nouns (of French origin) meaning a container of a named article.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -iera

See also

• -ista
• -trice

Anagrams

• -arie, -erai, -eria, aeri, aire, arie, raie