Etymology

Shift from oro (“every, all”).^[1]

Suffix

-eroCategory:Basque lemmas#EROCategory:Basque suffixes#EROCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. Used to form adverbs from nouns of time; every, each

   ‎gau (“night”) + ‎-ero → ‎gauero (“every night”)

References

Etymology

Possibly derived from FrenchCategory:Esperanto terms derived from French#ERO -aire; however, compare Ancient GreekCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Ancient Greek#ERO μέρος (méros, “part, component”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈero/Category:Esperanto 2-syllable words#EROCategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO
• Rhymes: -eroCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ero#EROCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ero/2 syllables#ERO
• Syllabification: e‧ro

Suffix

-eroCategory:Esperanto lemmas#EROCategory:Esperanto suffixes#EROCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. Denotes a particle of something.

   ‎greno (“grain”) + ‎-ero → ‎grenero (“seed of grain”)

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

Further reading

• “-er”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “-er”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Alternative forms

• -ro, -rö

Etymology

-ra +‎ -iCategory:Finnish terms suffixed with -i (nominal)#ERO, with i triggering labialization of the preceding vowel and later being lost. The e is re-extracted. Compare synonymous -(e)lo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ero/, [-e̞ro̞]Category:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO

Suffix

-ero (front vowel harmony variant -erö, linguistic notation -erO)Category:Finnish lemmas#EROCategory:Finnish suffixes#EROCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#EROCategory:Finnish noun-forming suffixes#ERO

1. Forms certain sound-symbolic or diminutive nouns.

   ‎koppi + ‎-ero → ‎koppero

2. Forms certain pejorative nouns.

   ‎mulkku + ‎-ero → ‎mulkero

   ‎nynny + ‎-ero → ‎nynnerö

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from English#EROCategory:Ido terms derived from English#ERO -er, FrenchCategory:Ido terms borrowed from French#EROCategory:Ido terms derived from French#ERO -eur, GermanCategory:Ido terms borrowed from German#EROCategory:Ido terms derived from German#ERO -er, RussianCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Russian#EROCategory:Ido terms derived from Russian#ERO -ер (-er).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈero/Category:Ido terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO

Suffix

-eroCategory:Ido lemmas#EROCategory:Ido suffixes#EROCategory:Ido noun-forming suffixes#EROCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#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”)

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Interlingua terms borrowed from English#EROCategory:Interlingua terms derived from English#ERO -er, FrenchCategory:Interlingua terms borrowed from French#EROCategory:Interlingua terms derived from French#ERO -ier, PortugueseCategory:Interlingua terms borrowed from Portuguese#EROCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Portuguese#ERO -eiro, SpanishCategory:Interlingua terms borrowed from Spanish#EROCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Spanish#ERO -ero, all ultimately from LatinCategory:Interlingua terms derived from Latin#ERO -ārius or -ārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈero/Category:Interlingua terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO

Suffix

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1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a professional occupation; -er, -eer

   Synonyms: -ario, -ista

   ‎barba (“beard”) + ‎-ero → ‎barbero (“barber”)

   ‎banca (“bank”) + ‎-ero → ‎banchero (“banker”)

   ‎ambulantia (“ambulance”) + ‎-era → ‎ambulantiera (“ambulance driver”)

References

• Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.roː]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#EROCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.ro]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#EROCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO

Suffix

-erōCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#EROCategory:Latin suffix forms#EROCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. first-person singular future perfect active indicative of -ō

Etymology

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Michoacán Nahuatl terms borrowed from Spanish#EROCategory:Michoacán Nahuatl terms derived from Spanish#ERO -ero.

Suffix

-eroCategory:Michoacán Nahuatl lemmas#EROCategory:Michoacán Nahuatl suffixes#EROCategory:Michoacán Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. Suffix that forms nouns and adjectives from nouns.

Etymology

Inherited from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#EROCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#ERO -ārius via */arju/ > */ajru/. Compare Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of the borrowed suffix -arioCategory:Spanish doublets#ERO.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾo/ [ˈe.ɾo]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#EROCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO
• Rhymes: -eɾoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾo#EROCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾo/2 syllables#ERO
• Syllabification: -e‧ro

Suffix

-ero m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eros, feminine -era, feminine plural -eras)Category:Spanish lemmas#EROCategory:Spanish suffixes#EROCategory:Spanish noun-forming suffixes#EROCategory:Spanish countable suffixes#EROCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Spanish masculine suffixes#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

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

   ‎gaita (“bagpipes”) + ‎-ero → ‎gaitero (“bagpiper”)

2. forms objects designed for use with another object

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

   ‎moneda (“coin”) + ‎-ero → ‎monedero (“purse”)

3. forms tree names from their fruit

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

   ‎coco (“coconut”) + ‎-ero → ‎cocotero (“coconut tree”)

4. forms places where collections can be found

   ‎hormiga (“ant”) + ‎-ero → ‎hormiguero (“anthill”)

   ‎estiércol (“manure”) + ‎-ero → ‎estercolero (“dung heap”)

   ‎refrán (“saying, proverb”) + ‎-ero → ‎refranero (“collection of proverbs”)

Suffix

-ero (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -era, masculine plural -eros, feminine plural -eras)Category:Spanish lemmas#EROCategory:Spanish suffixes#EROCategory:Spanish adjective-forming suffixes#EROCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. forms adjective from nouns denoting the qualities of the noun

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

   ‎calle (“street”) + ‎-ero → ‎callejero (“street (relational)”)

   ‎traición (“betrayal”) + ‎-ero → ‎traicionero (“treacherous”)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “-ero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Etymology

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#EROCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#ERO -ero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾo/ [ˈɛː.ɾo]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#EROCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#ERO
• Rhymes: -eɾoCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/eɾo#EROCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/eɾo/2 syllables#ERO
• Syllabification: -e‧roCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#ERO

Suffix

-ero (noun-forming suffix, feminine -era, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜇᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#EROCategory:Tagalog suffixes#EROCategory:Tagalog noun-forming suffixes#EROCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#EROCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#EROCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#EROCategory:Pages with entries#EROCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ERO

1. forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

   ‎babae (“woman”) + ‎-ero → ‎babaero (“womanizer”)

   ‎gitara (“guitar”) + ‎-ero → ‎gitarero (“guitarist”)

   ‎musika (“music”) + ‎-ero → ‎musikero (“musician”)

   ‎sabong (“cockfight”) + ‎-ero → ‎sabongero (“cockfighter”)

   ‎salamangka (“magic”) + ‎-ero → ‎salamangkero (“magician”)

   ‎tambol (“drum”) + ‎-ero → ‎tambolero (“drummer”)

   ‎tinda (“goods for sale”) + ‎-ero → ‎tindero (“vendor”)

   ‎tubo (“pipe”) + ‎-ero → ‎tubero (“plumber”)