-er

Morpheme

-er

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix (sometimes pejorative)

Etymology

Middle English -er, -ere

Evidence

chubber, chunker, pupper, pupperino, shiver, sliver, splinter

See Also

-el

Homographs

-er-, -(e)r [-er, -r], -er, -er, -er 4, Er(e) [Ere, Er]

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