-ero
Meaning
- (masculine, morpheme) forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
- (masculine, morpheme) forms objects designed for use with another object
- (masculine, morpheme) forms tree names from their fruit
- (masculine, morpheme) forms places where collections can be found
Hyphenated as
-e‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeɾo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Latin -ārius via */arju/ > */ajru/. Compare Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -ario.
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