Meaning of -eiro | Babel Free

Definitions

1. forms nouns from nouns or verbs, denoting someone who works with the suffixed noun or engages in the suffixed verb; -er; -eer
   masculine, morpheme
2. forms nouns, from nouns denoting a location or type of location, meaning “someone from the location” and adjectives meaning “of, from or related to the location”
   masculine, morpheme
3. forms nouns from the names of fruits or other plant products, denoting the plant bearing them, usually trees and shrubs
   masculine, morpheme
4. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a container or a place where there is plenty of the suffixed noun
   masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“xardín (“garden”) + -eiro → xardineiro (“gardener”)”

“costa (“coast”) + -eiro → costeiro (“of the coast; someone who lives by the coast”)”

“pexego (“peach fruit”) + -eiro → pexegueiro (“peach tree”)”

“roupa (“clothes”) + -eiro → roupeiro (“wardrobe”)”

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