-ería

From Latin -āria, -ārius.

• IPA^(key): /eˈɾia/ [eˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: -e‧rí‧a

-ería f (noun-forming suffix, plural -erías)

1. turns a noun into a store or restaurant that sells such an item; -ery

   ‎queso (“cheese”) + ‎-ería → ‎quesería (“cheese shop”)

   ‎taco + ‎-ería → ‎taquería (“taco shop”)

2. characteristic of; -ery
3. suffix for actions or expressions; -ery, -ishness, -ity

   ‎burlar (“to joke”) + ‎-ería → ‎burlería (“a jest, a jeer”)

   ‎galante (“gallant”) + ‎-ería → ‎galantería (“gallantry”)

   ‎niño (“child”) + ‎-ería → ‎niñería (“childishness”)

4. forms collectives; -ery

   ‎grifo (“faucet”) + ‎-ería → ‎grifería (“faucetry”)

   ‎bala (“bullet”) + ‎-ería → ‎balería (“an amount of bullets”)

• “-ería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024