Morpheme
-iere
Type
suffix
Denotation
feminine agent suffix, denotes nouns denoting “one whose occupation has to do with” (masculine -ier)
Etymology
French -iere, from -ier; Middle French -ier, -er; Old French -ier, -er; Latin -ārium, from -ārius
Evidence
salonniere
Notes
also spelled -ière
See Also
-(a)r [-ar, -r], -ary, -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -eer, -ier, -yer, -ero, -era, -er, -eiro, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii, -ari, -arious, -areous, -etary, -etarian, -itary, -itaire, -itarian, -aric, -arism, -arist, -arize, -arise
