•turns a noun into a store or restaurant that sells such an item; -ery · characteristic of; -ery · suffix for actions or expressions; -ery, -ishness, -ity
added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice) · -ery (behavior characteristic of) · -ery (class, group, or classification of)
forms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery · forms the names of professions associated with the suffixed word; -ery · forms collectives, often with a negative connotation
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin -āria. Doublet of -eira and -eria.
-ery, Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of." · -ery, added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of."
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. Polish -eria Derived from Old French -erie.
Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice). · Added to nouns to form a class, group, or classification of objects
köken: Inherited from Latin -āria, feminine of -ārius. Compare Italian -eria.
indicates a place designed for the purpose expressed by the root
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -iebor. Middle High German -īe German -eibor. Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)lbor. Greek -είο (-eío)bor. Esperanto -ejo Borrowed from German -ei, Greek -είο (-eío).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āriader. Spanish -ería From Latin -āria, -ārius.