Translingual

Suffix

-aria

1. (taxonomy) Used to form taxonomic names

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin -āria, feminine of -ārius. Compare the inherited doublet -aia.

Suffix

-aria f ‎(plural -arie, masculine -ario)

1. feminine singular of -ario

Derived terms

See also

• -aia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ri.a/, [ˈaː.rɪ.a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.a/, [ˈaː.ri.a], [ˈaː.ri̯a]

Suffix

-āria f ‎(genitive -āriae); first declension

1. Used to form abstract nouns, as of offices, from other nouns.

   iustitiaria ‎(“judgeship; court sessions”), from iūstitia ‎(“justice”)

2. nominative neuter plural of -āris: forming adjectives, usually from a noun.
3. accusative neuter plural of -āris
4. vocative neuter plural of -āris
5. nominative feminine singular of -ārius: forming adjectives from nouns and numerals or forming (here, female) agents of use from nouns.

   metallāria ‎(“female miner”), from metallum ‎(“metal; mine”)

   margarītāria ‎(“pearl [adj.], pearlescent”), from margarīta ‎(“pearl [n.]”)

6. nominative neuter plural of -ārius
7. accusative neuter plural of -ārius
8. vocative feminine singular of -ārius
9. vocative neuter plural of -ārius

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• -ārium, -ārius

Suffix

-āriā

1. ablative feminine singular of -āria
2. ablative feminine singular of -ārius

See also

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Suffix

-aria f ‎(plural -arias)

1. forms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery

   pizza ‎(“pizza”) + ‎-aria → ‎pizzaria ‎(“pizzeria”)

2. forms the names of professions associated with the suffixed word; -ery

   carpinteiro ‎(“carpenter”) + ‎-aria → ‎carpintaria ‎(“carpentry”)

3. forms collectives, often with a negative connotation

   grito ‎(“scream”) + ‎-aria → ‎gritaria ‎(“cacophony of screams”)

4. forms nouns indicating behaviour typical of the suffixed type of person

   bruxa ‎(“witch”) + ‎-aria → ‎bruxaria ‎(“witchcraft”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-aria

1. forms the first-person singular and third-person singular conditional of first-conjugation verbs

   gritar ‎(“to scream”) + ‎-aria → ‎gritaria ‎(“[I/he/she/it] would scream”)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-aria f

1. Obsolete spelling of -ária

Derived terms