French suffix

-ier

habitual agent · agent

Register

native

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

N

allomorphs -ière

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -ier

fermier
one who farms
ferme+-ier
boutiquier
one who keeps a shop
boutique+-ier

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -er
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ist
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

French

this affix: -ier

    Hindi

    • -कार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -वाला
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -दार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)
    • -गर
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)
    • -वादी
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)

    Telugu

    Tamil