What is the meaning of -ier?
spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -er, or of any word ending in -y suffixed with -er.
Used to make agent nouns, particularly with words from French: clothier, perfumier.
appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word
forms the names of trees or bushes bearing a particular type of fruit
forms the names of ships
forms the names of jobs
A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render similar suffixes in borrowings from French.
Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting a verb)
Alternative form of -er (suffix forming or denoting an agent noun, often a profession)
suffix used to form infinitives of first conjugation verbs
indicates a profession
indicates location, where one lives
-an; making a noun, describing a person by nationality, e.g. Indien → indier, Iran, iranier
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