-eiro

Meaning

1. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns from nouns or verbs, denoting someone who works with the suffixed noun or engages in the suffixed verb; -er; -eer
2. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from nouns denoting a location or type of location, meaning “someone from the location”
3. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns from the names of fruits or other plant products, denoting the plant bearing them, usually trees and shrubs
4. (feminine-usually, masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from nouns or adjectives, denoting a state, property or quality of being the suffixed adjective or having the suffixed noun; -ity, -ness
5. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a place where there is plenty of the suffixed noun
6. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from verbs, denoting a place where the suffixed verb is likely to occur
7. (masculine, morpheme) forms the names of trees, often synonyms
8. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns from nouns, denoting a container for the suffixed noun
9. (masculine, morpheme) forms adjectives meaning “which transports the suffixed noun”, and nouns meaning “a ship which transports the suffixed noun”
10. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from the name of a drug, denoting someone who is addicted to the drug; -head
11. (masculine, morpheme) forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a fan of the suffixed noun

Concepts

-er

Synonyms

-ão

-ês

-enho

-ense

-ista

Translations

-er

-era

-άς

-ού

-kar

-er

-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈe(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: -ārius

Cognate with Galician: -eiro

Cognate with Spanish: -ero

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro, from Latin -ārius and -ārium, with metathesis of "i" (through a Vulgar Latin form *-airu). Compare Galician -eiro, Spanish -ero. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -ário.