-ièr

Occitan

Alternative forms

• -èr (Gascony)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin -ārius. Doublet of -ari.

Suffix

-ièr (feminine -ièra)

1. Forms agent nouns from verbs and nouns, which may have attributive adjective senses.

   ‎preson (“prison”) + ‎-ièr → ‎presonièr (“prisoner”)

Derived terms

Occitan terms suffixed with -ièr