-ero

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ero"

Basque

Etymology

Shift fromoro(“every, all”).

Suffix

-ero

1. Used to form adverbs from nouns of time;every,each

   ‎gau(“night”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎gauero(“every night”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -ero

Esperanto

Etymology

Possibly fromFrench-aire;however, compareAncient Greekμέρος(méros,“part, component”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈero]
• Rhymes:-ero
• Hyphenation: e‧ro

Suffix

-ero

1. Denotes a particle of something.

   ‎greno(“grain”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎grenero(“seed of grain”)

   ‎sablo(“sand”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎sablero(“grain of sand”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ero

Finnish

Alternative forms

• -ro,-rö

Etymology

-ra+‎-i,withitriggering labialization of the preceding vowel and later being lost. Theeis re-extracted. Compare synonymous-(e)lo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/-ero/,[-e̞ro̞]

Suffix

-ero(front vowel harmony variant-erö,linguistic notation-erO)

1. Forms certain sound-symbolic or diminutive nouns.

   ‎koppi+ ‎-ero→ ‎koppero

2. Forms certain pejorative nouns.

   ‎mulkku+ ‎-ero→ ‎mulkero

   ‎nynny+ ‎-ero→ ‎nynnerö

Usage notes

A similar element is to be found at the end of multiple words without an obvious root – some of them diminutive or descriptive nouns (napero,tötterö), others pejorative (punkero), and some adjectives (tökerö).

Declension

Inflectionof-ero(Kotustype 2/palvelu,no gradation)
nominative		-ero	-erot
genitive		-eron	-erojen -eroiden -eroitten
partitive		-eroa	-eroja -eroita
illative		-eroon	-eroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-ero	-erot
accusative	nom.	-ero	-erot
	gen.	-eron
genitive		-eron	-erojen -eroiden -eroitten
partitive		-eroa	-eroja -eroita
inessive		-erossa	-eroissa
elative		-erosta	-eroista
illative		-eroon	-eroihin
adessive		-erolla	-eroilla
ablative		-erolta	-eroilta
allative		-erolle	-eroille
essive		-erona	-eroina
translative		-eroksi	-eroiksi
abessive		-erotta	-eroitta
instructive		—	-eroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsof-ero(Kotustype 2/palvelu,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -eroni -eroni accusative nom. -eroni -eroni gen. -eroni genitive -eroni -erojeni -eroideni -eroitteni partitive -eroani -erojani -eroitani inessive -erossani -eroissani elative -erostani -eroistani illative -erooni -eroihini adessive -erollani -eroillani ablative -eroltani -eroiltani allative -erolleni -eroilleni essive -eronani -eroinani translative -erokseni -eroikseni abessive -erottani -eroittani instructive — — comitative — -eroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -erosi -erosi accusative nom. -erosi -erosi gen. -erosi genitive -erosi -erojesi -eroidesi -eroittesi partitive -eroasi -erojasi -eroitasi inessive -erossasi -eroissasi elative -erostasi -eroistasi illative -eroosi -eroihisi adessive -erollasi -eroillasi ablative -eroltasi -eroiltasi allative -erollesi -eroillesi essive -eronasi -eroinasi translative -eroksesi -eroiksesi abessive -erottasi -eroittasi instructive — — comitative — -eroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -eromme -eromme accusative nom. -eromme -eromme gen. -eromme genitive -eromme -erojemme -eroidemme -eroittemme partitive -eroamme -erojamme -eroitamme inessive -erossamme -eroissamme elative -erostamme -eroistamme illative -eroomme -eroihimme adessive -erollamme -eroillamme ablative -eroltamme -eroiltamme allative -erollemme -eroillemme essive -eronamme -eroinamme translative -eroksemme -eroiksemme abessive -erottamme -eroittamme instructive — — comitative — -eroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -eronne -eronne accusative nom. -eronne -eronne gen. -eronne genitive -eronne -erojenne -eroidenne -eroittenne partitive -eroanne -erojanne -eroitanne inessive -erossanne -eroissanne elative -erostanne -eroistanne illative -eroonne -eroihinne adessive -erollanne -eroillanne ablative -eroltanne -eroiltanne allative -erollenne -eroillenne essive -eronanne -eroinanne translative -eroksenne -eroiksenne abessive -erottanne -eroittanne instructive — — comitative — -eroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -eronsa -eronsa accusative nom. -eronsa -eronsa gen. -eronsa genitive -eronsa -erojensa -eroidensa -eroittensa partitive -eroaan -eroansa -erojaan -eroitaan -erojansa -eroitansa inessive -erossaan -erossansa -eroissaan -eroissansa elative -erostaan -erostansa -eroistaan -eroistansa illative -eroonsa -eroihinsa adessive -erollaan -erollansa -eroillaan -eroillansa ablative -eroltaan -eroltansa -eroiltaan -eroiltansa allative -erolleen -erollensa -eroilleen -eroillensa essive -eronaan -eronansa -eroinaan -eroinansa translative -erokseen -eroksensa -eroikseen -eroiksensa abessive -erottaan -erottansa -eroittaan -eroittansa instructive — — comitative — -eroineen -eroinensa

Derived terms

• -llero

Finnish terms suffixed with -ero

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglish-er,French-eur,German-er,Russian-ер(-er).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈero/

Suffix

-ero

1. suffix denoting a person occupied in a customary though not professional activity or occupation

   ‎boxar(“to box”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎boxero(“(amateur)boxer”)

2. suffix denoting an animal or other thing with a characteristic action

   ‎rodar(“to gnaw”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎rodero(“rodent”)

   ‎krozar(“to cruise”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎krozero(“cruiser”)

   (neologism)‎komputar(“to compute”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎komputero(“computer”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ero

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglish-er,French-ier,Portuguese-eiro/Spanish-ero,all ultimately fromLatin-āriusor-ārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈero/

Suffix

-ero

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a professional occupation;-er,-eer

   Synonyms:-ario,-ista

   ‎barba(“beard”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎barbero(“barber”)

   ‎banca(“bank”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎banchero(“banker”)

   ‎ambulantia(“ambulance”)+ ‎-era→ ‎ambulantiera(“ambulance driver”)

Usage notes

• The suffix-arioalso indicates a professional and parallel forms with either suffix are often possible. The somewhat synonymous suffix-istaindicates preoccupation with a system, science, art etc.
• This suffix is male, the coordinate female suffix being-era.
• The corresponding adjectival suffix is often-ari.

Derived terms

CategoryInterlingua terms suffixed with -eronot found

References

• Alexander Gode,Hugh E. Blair (1955)Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language,→ISBN

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed fromSpanish-ero.

Suffix

-ero

1. Suffix that forms nouns and adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms

• laxpuyahuero
• masalero
• mañanero
• michero
• neculero
• pelolero
• pinolero
• tempranero
• xiulero

Spanish

Etymology

InheritedfromLatin-āriusvia */arju/ > */ajru/. ComparePortuguese-eiro.Doublet of the borrowed suffix-ario.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈeɾo/[ˈe.ɾo]
• Rhymes:-eɾo
• Syllabification:-e‧ro

Suffix

-erom(noun-forming suffix,plural-eros,feminine-era,feminine plural-eras)

1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎vaca(“cow”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎vaquero(“cowboy”)

   ‎gaita(“bagpipes”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎gaitero(“bagpiper”)

2. forms objects designed for use with another object

   ‎llave(“key”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎llavero(“key ring”)

   ‎moneda(“coin”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎monedero(“purse”)

3. forms tree names from their fruit

   ‎albaricoque(“apricot”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎albaricoquero(“apricot tree”)

   ‎coco(“coconut”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎cocotero(“coconut tree”)

4. forms places where collections can be found

   ‎hormiga(“ant”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎hormiguero(“anthill”)

   ‎estiércol(“manure”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎estercolero(“dung heap”)

   ‎refrán(“saying, proverb”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎refranero(“collection of proverbs”)

Suffix

-ero(adjective-forming suffix,feminine-era,masculine plural-eros,feminine plural-eras)

1. forms adjective from nouns denoting the qualities of the noun

   ‎casa(“house”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎casero(“homely”)

   ‎calle(“street”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎callejero(“street(relational)”)

   ‎traición(“betrayal”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎traicionero(“treacherous”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ero

Further reading

• “-ero”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanish-ero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈeɾo/[ˈɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes:-eɾo
• Syllabification:-e‧ro

Suffix

-ero(noun-forming suffix,feminine-era,Baybayin spellingᜒᜇᜓ)

1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎babae(“woman”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎babaero(“womanizer”)

   ‎gitara(“guitar”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎gitarero(“guitarist”)

   ‎musika(“music”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎musikero(“musician”)

   ‎sabong(“cockfight”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎sabongero(“cockfighter”)

   ‎salamangka(“magic”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎salamangkero(“magician”)

   ‎tambol(“drum”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎tambolero(“drummer”)

   ‎tinda(“goods for sale”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎tindero(“vendor”)

   ‎tubo(“pipe”)+ ‎-ero→ ‎tubero(“plumber”)

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ero