Meaning of -ier | Babel Free

Definitions

1. spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -er, or of any word ending in -(e)y suffixed with -er.
   morpheme
2. Forming nouns denoting occupations, particularly with words from French.
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“dicey → dicier; clayey → clayier; gluey → gluier; happy → happier; scary → scarier; tomatoey → tomatoier”

“clothier, perfumier”

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