-ero

• IPA^(key): /ˈero/
• Hyphenation: e‧ro
• Rhymes: -ero

-ero

1. Denotes a particle of something.

   e.g. ‎sablo (“sand”) + ‎-ero → ‎sablero (“grain of sand”)

Borrowed from English -er, French -eur, German -er, Russian -ер (-er).

-ero

1. suffix denoting a person occupied in a customary though not professional activity or occupation

   ‎boxar (“to box”) + ‎-ero → ‎boxero (“(amateur) boxer”)

2. suffix denoting an animal or other thing with a characteristic action

   ‎rodar (“to gnaw”) + ‎-ero → ‎rodero (“rodent”)

   ‎krozar (“to cruise”) + ‎-ero → ‎krozero (“cruiser”)

   (neologism) ‎komputar (“to compute”) + ‎-ero → ‎komputero (“computer”)

From Latin -ārius -ārium, with metathesis of "i" (through a Vulgar Latin form *-airu). Compare Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -ario.

-ero m (feminine counterpart -era)

1. forms occupations and other nouns of agent from nouns

   ‎vaca (“cow”) + ‎-ero → ‎vaquero (“cowboy”)

2. forms places where a noun generally resides

   ‎llave (“key”) + ‎-ero → ‎llavero (“key ring”)

3. forms adjective from nouns

   ‎casa (“house”) + ‎-ero → ‎casero (“homely”)

4. forms tree names from their fruit

   ‎albaricoque (“apricot”) + ‎-ero → ‎albaricoquero (“apricot tree”)