-ero

Meaning

  1. (masculine, morpheme) forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns
  2. (masculine, morpheme) forms objects designed for use with another object
  3. (masculine, morpheme) forms tree names from their fruit
  4. (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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