-eer

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French -ier. Doublet of -ar, -ary, -ier, and -yer. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪə(ɹ)/ Homophone: ear Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Suffix === -eer Used to form an occupational noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -er, especially Etymology 4 === Anagrams === 'ere, Ere, REE, Ree, ere, ree == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er or Old French -er, from Latin -āre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪə̯r/ === Suffix === -eer Part of the root derived mainly from French and Latin, e.g. informeer from French to inform, originally the infinitive ending of such French verbs. ==== Usage notes ==== In verbs with this suffix, the participle prefix ge- may be optionally omitted. This is commonly done in disyllabic verbs, less so in longer ones (because these have a secondary stress on the first syllable). Even with disyllabic verbs, the prefix is seldom omitted in attributive past participles, however. == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Suffix ==== -eer alternative form of -er (agentive suffix) === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -eer alternative form of -er (abstract nominal suffix)