-iera

Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia fr -ière, ia it -iera, ia pt -eria/ia es -era, all ultimately from ia la -ārius. Pronunciation ia /iˈera/ /ˈjera/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a container or cover; container ia sucro sugar sucriera sugar bowl ia bira beer biriera beer can ia garretto hollow of the knee garrettiera garter forms nouns from nouns, denoting an area where something grows or is found; field, patch, mine, quarry ia ris rice risiera rice field ia carbon coal carboniera coal pit ia baca berry bachiera berry patch Usage notes This suffix is not to be confused with ia -iero tree. Derived terms ia References Italian Etymology it Suffix f + added to nouns to form other concrete nouns; -er; -or it cartuccia cartridge cartucciera cartucciera cartridge box it dente tooth dentiera dentiera dentures it scacchi chess scacchiera scacchiera chessboard Usage notes Used much less predictably than English en -er or en -or. Used to form feminine nouns (of French origin) meaning a container of a named article. Suffix f -iere it -iere Derived terms it See also it -ista it -trice Anagrams it aeir -arie -erai -eria aeri aire arie raie Spanish Suffix es suffix form -er