-ário

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See also: ario, Ario, Ário, and -ario

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -ārium and -ārius. Compare the inherited doublet -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɾi.u/ [ˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɾi.o/ [ˈa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.ɾjo/

Suffix

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-ário (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ária, masculine plural -ários, feminine plural -árias)

  1. forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “of or related to the suffixed nouns”
    Synonyms: -al, -ar, -eiro, -ico
    alfândega (customs (government agency)) + ‎-ário → ‎alfandegário (relating to the customs)

Suffix

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-ário m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ários, feminine -ária, feminine plural -árias)

  1. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a collection of the suffixed noun
    Synonym: -al
    adágia (adage) + ‎-ário → ‎adagiário (a book listing adages)
    ficha (record) + ‎-ário → ‎fichário (filing cabinet)
  2. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a place where the suffixed noun is kept
    ave (bird) + ‎-ário → ‎aviário (aviary)
    bicicleta (bicycle) + ‎-ário → ‎bicicletário (bike lot)
  3. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting someone who works at or with the suffixed noun; -er; -eer
    Synonyms: -dor, -eiro, -ista
    cartório (office of a notary public) + ‎-ário → ‎cartorário (notary public)
    biblioteca (library) + ‎-ário → ‎bibliotecário (librarian)
    expedição (expedition) + ‎-ário → ‎expedicionário (one who partakes in an expedition)
  4. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting an instrument used to measure the suffixed noun
    ângulo (angle) + ‎-ário → ‎angulário (instrument for measuring angles)
    Latin lūna (moon) + ‎-ário → ‎lunário (calendar based on moon phases)

Derived terms

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