"-ier" meaning in French

See -ier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /je/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ier.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ier.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ier.wav Forms: -iers [plural], -ière [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ier, -er, from Old French -ier, -er, from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -aire. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-er<id:noun>|id=noun}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ier, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ier}} Inherited from Middle French -ier, {{inh|fr|fro|-ier}} Old French -ier, {{inh|fr|la||-ārium}} Latin -ārium, {{doublet|fr|-aire|notext=1}} -aire Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -ier m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iers, feminine -ière)
  1. forms the names of trees or bushes bearing a particular type of fruit Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ier-fr-suffix-tLQhgl4t Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 63 19 19
  2. forms the names of ships Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ier-fr-suffix-YlzaYqPm
  3. forms the names of jobs Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ier-fr-suffix-pcSiGpt7

Inflected forms

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    },
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        },
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Download raw JSONL data for -ier meaning in French (3.9kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ier",
  "trace": ""
}

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