"-ier" meaning in German

See -ier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /i̯eː/, /jeː/ Audio: De--ier2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De--ier.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from French -ier. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|fr:-ier}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ier", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="-ier">, {{bor+|de|fr|-ier}} Borrowed from French -ier Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|g=m}} -ier m
  1. A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render similar suffixes in borrowings from French. Tags: masculine, morpheme
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