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Meaning of -era | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
eɾa

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of languages from toponyms.
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  2. allomorphic post-consonantal form of -ra (allative inanimate singular suffix)
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  3. Used to form dimension nouns from adjectives.
    morpheme
  4. place
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  5. Used to a nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion, -ing
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  6. way of
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Equivalents

English -ese

Examples

“Gaztela (“Castille”) + -era → gaztelera (“Spanish language”)”
“sakon (“deep”) + -era → sakonera (“depth”)”
“sartu (“to enter”) + -era → sarrera (“entrance”)”
“bukatu (“to end”) + -era → bukaera (“ending”)”
“izan (“to be”) + -era → izaera (“personality”, literally “way of being”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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