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Meaning of -erija | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
-ɛˈriː.ja

Definitions

  1. -ery (class, group, or classification of)
    feminine, morpheme
  2. added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice)
    feminine, morpheme

Examples

“ġifa (“coward”) + -erija → ġiferija (“cowardice”)”
“ġwejjef (“timid”) + -erija → ġwejferija (“cowardice”)”
“ħabib (“friend”) + -erija → ħbiberija (“friendship”)”
“tabib (“doctor”) + -erija → tabiberija (“medicine”)”
“siment (“cement”) + -erija → simenterija (“cement factory”)”

CEFR level

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

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