-aire
See also: aire, Aire, airé, aíre, airė, àire, airë, Aïre, aïré, and airę
English
Etymology
By analogy with millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire.
Suffix
-aire
- One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -aire
Translations
one whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency
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Anagrams
- Arie, arie
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin -ator.
Suffix
-aire
- Used to make nouns describing occupations from nouns.
- llenya (“firewood”) + -aire → llenyataire (“lumberjack”)
- terrissa (“pottery”) + -aire → terrissaire (“potter”)
- Used to make adjectives describing interests or characteristics from verbs.
- xerrar (“to chat”) + -aire → xerraire (“chatty”)
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -aire
Further reading
- “-aire”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “-aire” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius; or (in the feminine) from -āria. Compare the inherited doublet of -ier/-ière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛʁ/
Suffix
-aire m or f by sense (plural -aires)
- -ary (nominal suffix)
- -aire
Suffix
-aire (plural -aires)
- -ary (adjectival suffix)
Derived terms
French terms suffixed with -aire
Further reading
- “-aire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Alternative forms
- -ire (following a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, ultimately from Latin -ārius.
Suffix
-aire m
- -er, -or (agentive suffix)
Usage notes
- This suffix forms masculine nouns of the fourth declension.
Declension
Declension of -aire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Irish terms suffixed with -aire
Occitan
Suffix
-aire m (feminine -aira)
- -er; suffix used to form agent nouns.
- dançar (“to dance”) + -aire → dançaire (“dancer”)
Derived terms
Occitan terms suffixed with -aire
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French [Term?], ultimately from Latin -ārius.
Suffix
-aire m
- Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
Derived terms
Old Irish terms suffixed with -aire
Descendants
- Irish: -aire
- Scottish Gaelic: -air