-ário

ario Ario Ário -ario Portuguese Alternative forms pt -ario obsolete Etymology pt :lbor la:-ārius<id:agent noun> 1 1 Compare the inherited doublet pt 1 -eiro. Pronunciation Suffix forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “of or related to the suffixed nouns” pt -al -ar -eiro -ico pt alfândega customs (government agency) alfandegário relating to the customs Suffix m + forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a collection of the suffixed noun pt -al pt adágia adage adagiário a book listing adages pt ficha record fichário filing cabinet forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a place where the suffixed noun is kept pt ave bird aviário aviary pt bicicleta bicycle bicicletário bike lot forms nouns, from nouns, denoting someone who works at or with the suffixed noun; -er; -eer pt -dor -eiro -ista pt cartório office of a notary public cartorário notary public pt biblioteca library bibliotecário librarian pt expedição expedition expedicionário one who partakes in an expedition forms nouns, from nouns, denoting an instrument used to measure the suffixed noun pt ângulo angle angulário instrument for measuring angles pt lūna moon la -ário lunário calendar based on moon phases Usage notes false Derived terms pt Related terms pt -eiro Further reading