-aire

See also: aire, Aire, airé, aíre, airė, àire, airë, Aïre, aïré, and airę

English

Etymology

By analogy with millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire.

Suffix

-aire

1. One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -aire

Translations

one whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency

• French: -aire (fr)
• German: -är (de)

Anagrams

• Arie, arie

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ātor.

Suffix

-aire m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -aires)

1. used to make nouns describing occupations from nouns

   ‎llenya (“firewood”) + ‎-aire → ‎llenyataire (“lumberjack”)

   ‎terrissa (“pottery”) + ‎-aire → ‎terrissaire (“potter”)

   ‎festa (“party”) + ‎-aire → ‎festaire (“partygoer”)

Suffix

-aire m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -aires)

1. used to make adjectives describing interests or characteristics from verbs

   ‎xerrar (“to chat”) + ‎-aire → ‎xerraire (“chatty”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -aire

Further reading

• “-aire”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “-aire” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius; or (in the feminine) from -āria. Compare the inherited doublet of -ier/-ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ/

Suffix

-aire m or f by sense (plural -aires)

1. -ary (nominal suffix)
2. -aire

Suffix

-aire (plural -aires)

1. -ary (adjectival suffix)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -aire

Further reading

• “-aire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Alternative forms

• -ire (following a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, ultimately from Latin -ārius.

Suffix

-aire m

1. -er, -or (agentive suffix)

Usage notes

• This suffix forms masculine nouns of the fourth declension.

Declension

Declension of -aire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative -aire -airí Vocative a -aire a -airí Genitive -aire -airí Dative -aire -airí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an -aire na -airí Genitive an -aire na -airí Dative leis an -aire don -aire leis na -airí

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -aire

Occitan

Suffix

-aire m (feminine -aira)

1. -er; suffix used to form agent nouns.

   ‎dançar (“to dance”) + ‎-aire → ‎dançaire (“dancer”)

Derived terms

Occitan terms suffixed with -aire

Old Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin -ārius.

Suffix

-aire m

1. Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -aire

Descendants

• Irish: -aire
• Scottish Gaelic: -air