-iere
See also: iere and -ière
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French -ier, from Latin -arius. Doublet of the inherited suffix -aio.
Suffix
-iere m (feminine -iera)
- Used to form masculine nouns (often of French origin) that represent a person who makes or sells a specified article; -er, -or.
- giardino (“garden”) + -iere → giardiniere (“gardener”)
- gioiello (“jewel”) + -iere → gioielliere (“jeweller”)
- Suffix of a few -ere verbs.
Derived terms
- See Category:Italian words suffixed with -iere
See also
- -ista
- -tore