-ιέρα

ιερά Greek Etymology Developed in el gkm -, from el it -iera, originally as part of directly loaned words, then added as a suffix to earlier Greek nouns. Also, adaptation of the el fr -ière as in fr jardinière > el ζαρντινιέρα. Pronunciation el /ˈʝeɾa/ after β, δ, ζ, ρ el /ˈçeɾa/ after θ, π, σ, τ, φ el /ˈɲeɾa/ after μ also note, palatalization of consonants ([l > ʎ], [ɡ > ɟ]), before -ιέρα Suffix f added to a noun to denote a collection, container, holder or grouping: el αλάτι salt αλατιέρα salt shaker el καπέλο hat καπελιέρα hat box el φρούτο fruit φρουτιέρα fruit bowl el σκάκι chess σκακιέρα chessboard added to a noun to denote a maker or cooker of the first noun: el τοστ toasted sandwich τοστιέρα toasted sandwich maker el ψήστης griller, person who grills ψηστιέρα grill added to certain nouns to denote a female worker: el κάμαρα chamber καμαριέρα chambermaid el τραπέζι table τραπεζιέρα waitress Declension -ιέρ Derived terms el συρταριέρα chest of drawers f el αλατιέρα salt shaker f el ζαχαριέρα sugar bowl f el καμαριέρα chambermaid f el References