-ery in American English
suffix. a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. archery. bakery. cutlery.
-ery
suffix
- forming nouns denoting a class or kind."confectionery"
- forming nouns denoting an occupation, a state, a condition, or behavior."archery"
- forming nouns denoting a place set aside for an activity or a grouping of things, animals, etc."orangery"
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1. qualities collectively : character : -ness snobbery 2. art : practice quackery trickery 3. place of doing, keeping, producing, or selling (the thing ...
suffix forming nouns · indicating a place of business or some other activity. refinery. brewery. bakery · indicating a class or collection of things. greenery.
Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice). bake + -ery → bakery: distill + -ery → distillery: join + -ery → joinery.
-ery ... a place where something is made, grows, lives, etc. bakery; orangery. Word Originfrom French -erie, based on Latin -arius and -ator.
The word part "-ery" is a suffix that means "act or practice".
the state or character of bravery, rivalry, the art or practice of cookery, archery, a place where something is made, grows, lives, etc.
ERY meaning: 1 : qualities considered as a group character; 2 : place of doing, keeping, producing, or selling (something)
a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc.
Where does the suffix -ery come from? -ery is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French ‑erie.
