English

Suffix

-ier

1. variant of -er for adjectives ending in y

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ier.

Suffix

-ier m

1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word

Derived terms

See also

• -er

French

Etymology

From Middle French -ier, -er, from Old French -ier, -er, from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -aire.

Suffix

-ier m

1. used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit

   bananier ‎(“banana tree”)

   poirier ‎(“pear tree”)

2. used to form the names of ships

   chalutier ‎(“trawler”)

   pétrolier ‎(“oil tanker”)

3. used to form the names of jobs

   chocolatier ‎(“chocolatier”)

Derived terms

German

Suffix

-ier

1. see -ieren

Middle French

Suffix

-ier

1. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting a verb)
2. Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting an agent noun, often a profession)

Old French

Alternative forms

• -er (both etymologies, present in all varieties but more common in Anglo-Norman than in France)
• -ar (verbal suffix, 9th and 10th centuries. Only a couple of words are attested with this suffix, salvar, intrar and devastar)

Etymology 1

From Latin -āre.

Suffix

-ier

1. suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs

   forgier‎

   to forge

Descendants

• French: -er
• Gallo: -ieu
• German: -ieren (borrowed)
• Norman: -yi (Jersey)

Etymology 2

From Latin -ārius, -ārium.

Suffix

-ier

1. indicates a profession

   bouchier‎ ― butcher

2. indicates location, where one lives

   forestier‎ ― forester

Descendants

• Middle French: -ier
  • English: -eer
  • French: -ier

See also

• Appendix:Old French verbs
• -ir
• -re

Swedish

Suffix

-ier

1. -an; making a noun, describing a person by nationality, e.g. Indien → indier, Iran, iranier

Synonyms

• -an

Derived terms