# -eria
## Basque
### Etymology

Perhaps related to -keria.

### Suffix

-eria
* Used to create collective nouns.
    ‎ikasle (“student”) + ‎-eria → ‎ikasleria (“student body”)
    ‎gazte (“young”) + ‎-eria → ‎gazteria (“youth, young people”)

#### Derived terms
### References

* ↑ “-keria” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

### Further reading

* “-go (-eria)”, in Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua [Handbook of Standard Basque], Euskaltzaindia, 2023

## Catalan
### Etymology

From -er (agent noun suffix) +‎ -ia.

### Suffix

-eria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -eries)
* -ery (place of art, craft or practice)

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “-eria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “-eria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Interlingua
### Etymology

Borrowed from English -ery, French -erie, Italian -eria, Spanish -ería, all ultimately from Latin -āria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈri.a/

### Suffix

-eria
* forms nouns from nouns, denoting a place where the root is prepared, kept or sold; -ery, shop, store
    ‎lacte (“milk”) + ‎-eria → ‎lacteria (“dairy”)
    ‎instrumento (“tool”) + ‎-eria → ‎instrumenteria (“tool shop”)
    ‎joiel (“jewel”) + ‎-eria → ‎joieleria (“jeweller's”)
* forms nouns from nouns, denoting a craft, practice or product of such; -ery, -work
    ‎drappo (“cloth”) + ‎-eria → ‎drapperia (“drapery”)
    ‎arco (“bow”) + ‎-eria → ‎archeria (“archery”)
* forms nouns from nouns, denoting behaviour; -ery, -age, -ism
    ‎diabolo (“devil”) + ‎-eria → ‎diaboleria (“devilry, diabolical behaviour”)
    ‎galante (“gallant”) + ‎-eria → ‎galanteria (“galantry”)
    ‎clown (“clown”) + ‎-eria → ‎clowneria (“clownery, clowning around”)

#### Derived terms
### References

* Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈri.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: -e‧rì‧a

### Suffix

-eria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erie)
* added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
    ‎gelato (“ice cream”) + ‎-eria → ‎gelateria (“ice cream shop”)
    ‎stiro (“ironing”) + ‎-eria → ‎stireria (“ironing place”)
* -ery (behavior characteristic of)
    ‎furbo (“sly”) + ‎-eria → ‎furberia (“act of slyness”)
    ‎poltrona (“couch”) + ‎-eria → ‎poltroneria (“sluggishness”)
* -ery (class, group, or classification of)
    ‎argento (“silver”) + ‎-eria → ‎argenteria (“silverware”)
    ‎cavallo (“horse”) + ‎-eria → ‎cavalleria (“cavalry”)

#### Usage notes

* (place of): Similar to English -ery, although the Italian suffixes nouns, whereas the English suffixes verbs.

#### References

* ↑ May be better understood as "couch potatery," although this uses a nonce word.

### Anagrams

* -arie, -erai, -iera, aeri, aire, arie, raie

## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Old French -erie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.rja/
* Rhymes: -ɛrja
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Suffix

-eria f
* -ery, Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of."
    ‎magnat + ‎-eria → ‎magnateria
* -ery, added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of."
    ‎wirtuoz + ‎-eria → ‎wirtuozeria

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* -eria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin -āria. Doublet of -aria and -eira.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /eˈɾi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /eˈɾi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /eˈɾi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɨˈɾi.ɐ/

### Suffix

-eria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erias)
* forms the names of places where the suffixed product is produced or sold, or the suffixed service is provided; -ery
    Near-synonym: -aria

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-eria”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “-eria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “-eria”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025