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-eri

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.

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-eri

  1. act of [verb]ing, -ing
    drikkeri; skriveridrinking; writing
  2. -ery, business where [verb]ing is done
    bage (to bake) + ‎-eri → ‎bageri (bakery)

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Middle English

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Noun

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-eri

  1. Alternative form of -erie

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Low German -erie.

Suffix

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-eri n

  1. used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Low German -erie.

Suffix

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-eri n

  1. used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Possibly inherited from Occitan/Iberian stratum, from Vulgar Latin *-airu, from the metathesis of Latin -ārius -ārium. Compare Italian -iere, Catalan -er, Spanish -ero, Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of -aru.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-ˈɛɾi/, [-ˈɛɾɪ], [-ˈjɛɾɪ]

Suffix

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-eri m

  1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
    canceḍḍu (gate) + ‎-eri → ‎canciḍḍeri (gatekeeper, chancelor)
    cavaḍḍu (horse) + ‎-eri → ‎cavaleri (knight)
    panettu (loaf) + ‎-eri → ‎panitteri (baker)
    porta (door) + ‎-eri → ‎purteri (goalkeeper)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Low German -erie, from Old French -erie.

Suffix

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-eri

  1. -ery, making a business from a verb, e.g. baka (to bake)bageri (a bakery)

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