-eer
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Etymology
From Middle French -ier. Doublet of -ary and -yer.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eer
- Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.
Derived terms
See also
- -er, especially Etymology 4
Anagrams
Etymology
From Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er or Old French -er, from Latin -āre.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eer
- Part of the root derived mainly from French and Latin, e.g. informeer from French to inform, originally the infinitive ending of such French verbs.
Usage notes
- In verbs with this suffix, the participle prefix ge- may be optionally omitted. This is commonly done in disyllabic verbs, less so in longer ones (because these have a secondary stress on the first syllable). Even with disyllabic verbs, the prefix is seldom omitted in attributive past participles, however.
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