-ero
Basque
Suffix
-ero
Derived terms
References
- “oro” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Esperanto
Etymology
Possibly from French -aire; however, compare Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, component”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈero]
- Rhymes: -ero
- Hyphenation: e‧ro
Suffix
-ero
Derived terms
Finnish
Alternative forms
- -ro, -rö
Etymology
-ra + -i, with i triggering labialization of the preceding vowel and later being lost. The e is re-extracted. Compare synonymous -(e)lo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ero/, [-e̞ro̞]
Suffix
-ero (front vowel harmony variant -erö, linguistic notation -erO)
Usage notes
A similar element is to be found at the end of multiple words without an obvious root – some of them diminutive or descriptive nouns (napero, tötterö), others pejorative (punkero), and some adjectives (tökerö).
Declension
Inflection of -ero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | -ero | -erot | ||
genitive | -eron | -erojen -eroiden -eroitten | ||
partitive | -eroa | -eroja -eroita | ||
illative | -eroon | -eroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | -ero | -erot | ||
accusative | nom. | -ero | -erot | |
gen. | -eron | |||
genitive | -eron | -erojen -eroiden -eroitten | ||
partitive | -eroa | -eroja -eroita | ||
inessive | -erossa | -eroissa | ||
elative | -erosta | -eroista | ||
illative | -eroon | -eroihin | ||
adessive | -erolla | -eroilla | ||
ablative | -erolta | -eroilta | ||
allative | -erolle | -eroille | ||
essive | -erona | -eroina | ||
translative | -eroksi | -eroiksi | ||
abessive | -erotta | -eroitta | ||
instructive | — | -eroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈero/
Suffix
-ero
- suffix denoting a person occupied in a customary though not professional activity or occupation
- boxar (“to box”) + -ero → boxero (“(amateur) boxer”)
- suffix denoting an animal or other thing with a characteristic action
Derived terms
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from English -er, French -ier, Portuguese -eiro/Spanish -ero, all ultimately from Latin -ārius or -ārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈero/
Suffix
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-ero
Usage notes
- The suffix -ario also indicates a professional and parallel forms with either suffix are often possible. The somewhat synonymous suffix -ista indicates preoccupation with a system, science, art etc.
- This suffix is male, the coordinate female suffix being -era.
- The corresponding adjectival suffix is often -ari.
Derived terms
References
- Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Michoacán Nahuatl
Suffix
-ero
- Suffix that forms nouns and adjectives from nouns.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ārius via */arju/ > */ajru/. Compare Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -ario.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾo/ [ˈe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: -e‧ro
Suffix
-ero m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eros, feminine -era, feminine plural -eras)
- forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
- forms objects designed for use with another object
- forms tree names from their fruit
- albaricoque (“apricot”) + -ero → albaricoquero (“apricot tree”)
- coco (“coconut”) + -ero → cocotero (“coconut tree”)
- forms places where collections can be found
- hormiga (“ant”) + -ero → hormiguero (“anthill”)
- estiércol (“manure”) + -ero → estercolero (“dung heap”)
- refrán (“saying, proverb”) + -ero → refranero (“collection of proverbs”)
Suffix
-ero (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -era, masculine plural -eros, feminine plural -eras)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-ero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈeɾo/ [ˈɛ.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: -e‧ro
Suffix
-ero (noun-forming suffix, feminine -era, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜇᜓ)
- forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
- babae (“woman”) + -ero → babaero (“womanizer”)
- gitara (“guitar”) + -ero → gitarero (“guitarist”)
- musika (“music”) + -ero → musikero (“musician”)
- sabong (“cockfight”) + -ero → sabongero (“cockfighter”)
- salamangka (“magic”) + -ero → salamangkero (“magician”)
- tambol (“drum”) + -ero → tambolero (“drummer”)
- tinda (“goods for sale”) + -ero → tindero (“vendor”)
- tubo (“pipe”) + -ero → tubero (“plumber”)
Derived terms
- Tagalog terms suffixed with -ero