-iero
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From earlier -yero, from French -ier.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-iero
- a case which contains or sustains the thing indicated by the root
Derived terms edit
Interlingua edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French -ier, Portuguese -eiro/Spanish -ero from Latin -ārius and -ārium.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
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-iero
- forms nouns from nouns, denoting a fruit- or nut-bearing tree, bush or other plant; tree, bush, plant
Usage notes edit
- This suffix is not to be confused with -iera (“container, field, patch”).
Derived terms edit
Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -iero not found
Related terms edit
- -eto (“grove”)
References edit
- Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Italian edit
Suffix edit
-iero (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iera, masculine plural -ieri, feminine plural -iere)
Usage notes edit
- Used to form adjectives (of French origin) associated with a particular trade, and related to a noun formed from -iere.