-era

Etymology 1

From era (“manner”).

Etymology 2

From -e- (epenthetic vowel) +‎ -ra (allative suffix).

References

• “-era” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -aria, feminine form of -arius.

Suffix

-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eres)

1. forms nouns meaning the location or object where something is usually found

   ‎sorra (“sand”) + ‎-era → ‎sorrera (“sandpit, sandbox”)

2. forms nouns meaning a plant which is cultivated to produce something

   ‎oliva (“olive”) + ‎-era → ‎olivera (“olive tree”)

3. forms nouns meaning the purpose of something or an object used for that purpose

   ‎te (“tea”) + ‎-era → ‎tetera (“teapot”)

Suffix

-era m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -eres)

1. forms nouns and adjectives referring to an inhabitant of somewhere
2. forms nouns and adjectives referring to engaging in a profession
3. forms nouns and adjectives referring to being prone to some activity or characteristic

Suffix

-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eres)

1. forms nouns from verbs or nouns meaning the desire to perform an action

   ‎pixar (“to piss”) + ‎-era → ‎pixera (“urge to piss”)

   ‎rialla (“laughter”) + ‎-era → ‎riallera (“urge to laugh”)

   ‎escriure (“to write”) + ‎-era → ‎escriguera (“urge to write”)

See also

Etymology

From the infinitive suffix -er along with a ("He/she/it has")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ə).ʁa/

Suffix

-era

1. forms the third-person singular future of regular -er verbs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈera/

Suffix

1=n

-era

1. female equivalent of -ero

References

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

Suffix

-era (present tense -erer, past tense -erte, past participle -ert, passive infinitive -erast, present participle -erande, imperative -er)

1. Alternative form of -ere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.rɑ/

Suffix

-era

1. genitive plural of -ere

Etymology

From Latin -ārius -ārium, with metathesis of "i" (through a Vulgar Latin form *-airu). Compare Spanish -ero, Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the suffix Doublet of -aru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɛɾa/

Suffix

-era f

1. feminine singular of -eru

Suffix

-era

1. indicates a place or object where something can be found, kept or done

   ‎nguantu (“glove”) + ‎-era → ‎nguantera (“glove compartment”)

   ‎manu (“hand”) + ‎-era → ‎manera (“manner, literally "the way to use the hands"”)

2. forms names of certain plants or trees from the name of their fruit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: -e‧ra

Suffix

-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eras)

1. indicates a place or object where something can be found, kept or done

   ‎guante (“glove”) + ‎-era → ‎guantera (“glove compartment”)

   ‎regar (“to water”) + ‎-era → ‎regadera (“watering can”)

2. indicates a physical state or disability

   ‎sordo (“deaf”) + ‎-era → ‎sordera (“deafness”)

   ‎borracho (“drunk”) + ‎-era → ‎borrachera (“drunkness”)

3. forms names of certain plants or trees from the name of their fruit

   ‎higo (“fig”) + ‎-era → ‎higuera (“fig tree”)

   ‎mora (“blackberry”) + ‎-era → ‎morera (“blackberry plant”)

Suffix

-era f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -ero

Derived terms

Further reading

• “-era”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːra/

Suffix

-era

1. -ate, -ize; make a verb from a noun, similar to Swedish -a; used on loan-words with French -er and German -ieren

Anagrams

• -are, rea

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -era.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: -e‧ra

Suffix

-era (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜇ)

1. female equivalent of -ero: forms female occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎basura (“trash”) + ‎-era → ‎basurera (“female garbage collector”)

   ‎tinda (“goods for sale”) + ‎-era → ‎tindera (“female vendor”)

   ‎inggit (“envy”) + ‎-era → ‎inggitera (“female envious person”)

   ‎pakialam (“concern”) + ‎-era → ‎pakialamera (“female meddler”)

Anagrams

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