-erija

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -eria.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ɛˈriː.ja/

Suffix

-erija f

  1. -ery (class, group, or classification of)
    ‎ġifa (“coward”) + ‎-erija → ‎ġiferija (“cowardice”)
    ‎ġwejjef (“timid”) + ‎-erija → ‎ġwejferija (“cowardice”)
    ‎ħabib (“friend”) + ‎-erija → ‎ħbiberija (“friendship”)
    ‎tabib (“doctor”) + ‎-erija → ‎tabiberija (“medicine”)
  2. added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
    ‎siment (“cement”) + ‎-erija → ‎simenterija (“cement factory”)

Derived terms
Maltese terms suffixed with -erija
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