-era
Basque
Suffix
-era
- Used to form names of languages from toponyms.
- Used to form dimension nouns from adjectives.
- sakon (“deep”) + -era → sakonera (“depth”)
- place
- Used to a nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion, -ing
- bukatu (“to end”) + -era → bukaera (“ending”)
- way of
- izan (“to be”) + -era → izaera (“personality”, literally “way of being”)
Derived terms
Declension
| Basque inflectional suffixes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
| absolutive | -∅ | -a | -ak | -ok | |
| ergative | -(e)k | -ak | -ek | ||
| dative | -(r)i | -ari | -ei | -oi | |
| genitive | -(r)en | -aren | -en | -on | |
| comitative | -(r)ekin | -arekin | -ekin | -okin | |
| causative | -(r)engatik | -arengatik | -engatik | -ongatik | |
| benefactive | -(r)entzat | -arentzat | -entzat | -ontzat | |
| instrumental | -(e)z | -az | -ez | -oz | |
| inessive | anim. | -(r)engan | -arengan | -engan | -ongan |
| inanim. | -(e)tan | -an | -etan | -otan | |
| locative | anim. | ― |
― |
― |
― |
| inanim. | -(e)tako | -(e)ko | -etako | -otako | |
| allative | anim. | -(r)engana | -arengana | -engana | -ongana |
| inanim. | -(e)tara | -(e)ra | -etara | -otara | |
| terminative | anim. | -(r)enganaino | -arenganaino | -enganaino | -onganaino |
| inanim. | -(e)taraino | -(e)raino | -etaraino | -otaraino | |
| directive | anim. | -(r)enganantz | -arenganantz | -enganantz | -onganantz |
| inanim. | -(e)tarantz | -(e)rantz | -etarantz | -otarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | -(r)enganako | -arenganako | -enganako | -onganako |
| inanim. | -(e)tarako | -(e)rako | -etarako | -otarako | |
| ablative | anim. | -(r)engandik | -arengandik | -engandik | -ongandik |
| inanim. | -(e)tatik | -(e)tik | -etik | -otik | |
| partitive | -(r)ik | ― |
― |
― | |
| prolative | -tzat | ― |
― |
― | |
Further reading
- “-era” in Labayru Hiztegia
Catalan
Suffix
-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eres)
- forms nouns meaning the location or object where something is usually found
- forms nouns meaning a plant which is cultivated to produce something
- forms nouns meaning the purpose of something or an object used for that purpose
Usage notes
The equivalent suffix -er can be used to form masculine nouns with these meanings, but usually only the masculine or feminine form will be found in Catalan.
Suffix
-era m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -eres)
- forms nouns and adjectives referring to an inhabitant of somewhere
- forms nouns and adjectives referring to engaging in a profession
- forms nouns and adjectives referring to being prone to some activity or characteristic
Usage notes
Because these senses are used to form adjectives of two forms or nouns referring to animate objects, both the masculine and feminine forms will be found in Catalan, with the lemma entry found at the masculine form.
Suffix
-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eres)
- forms nouns meaning the desire to undertake some task
Usage notes
Unlike the other senses of this suffix, this meaning is used only to form feminine nouns.
See also
French
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈera/
References
- Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sicilian
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/
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: -e‧ra
Suffix
-era f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eras)
- indicates a place or object where something can be found, kept or done
- indicates a physical state or disability
- sordo (“deaf”) + -era → sordera (“deafness”)
- borracho (“drunk”) + -era → borrachera (“drunkness”)
- forms names of certain plants or trees from the name of their fruit
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-era”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːra/
Suffix
-era
Derived terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧ra
- IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾa/, [ˈʔɛ.ɾɐ]
Derived terms
- Tagalog terms suffixed with -era