"-ior" meaning in English

See -ior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -ior, the nominative masculine and feminine singular of the comparative suffix -iōr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ior}} Latin -ior Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -ior
  1. Suffix occurring in comparative adjectives borrowed from Latin. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ior-en-suffix-KJdxRBEp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Variant of -iour. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -ior
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of -iour Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -iour
    Sense id: en--ior-en-suffix-BEDpzCqs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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