"-ers" meaning in Afrikaans

See -ers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar--ers.wav
Etymology: From Dutch -ers, a chiefly dialectal plural morpheme equivalent to standard Dutch -eren (whence Afrikaans -ere). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|-ers}} Dutch -ers Head templates: {{head|af|suffix}} -ers
  1. forms the plural of three nouns, all of which denote young creatures Tags: morpheme

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        },
        {
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        },
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