-erij

Dutch Alternative forms nl -arij nl -ernij Etymology From nl fro -erie, a suffix forming abstract nouns. The suffix first occurs in loans from French, but became productive within Dutch. Similar to English en -ery, Afrikaans af -ery, German de -erei, French fr -erie. Pronunciation nl /əˈrɛi̯/ nl Nl--erij.ogg Suffix f -en + an activity nl plagerij tease, nl vrijerij courtship a place associated with an activity or profession nl brouwerij brewery, nl mederij meadery a place containing a collection, class or group nl boekerij library Usage notes Many cases of this suffix were probably formed by attaching nl -ij to agent nouns that already ended in nl -er, thereby forming a place associated with the agent noun. It may not always be easy to judge whether nl -erij was attached directly to a verb, or nl -ij was attached to an agent noun. For example, nl brouwerij brewery may be interpreted as a place (-erij) where brewing (nl brouwen) takes place, but equally as a place (-ij) associated with a brewer (nl brouwer). Both analyses are probably equally valid, synchronically. Derived terms nl