< French < Latin -ārius -ary, a learned doublet of the French suffix -ier -eer, -ier 2
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This suffix corresponds to the suffix -aire, mentioned above.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
Like the corresponding French nouns in -eur, these nouns in -aire, as well as those in -èire, are also used as adjectives. -aire = -arium.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
Madison Air has grown through acquisitions and owns businesses including Nortek Air Solutions, a heating and cooling systems manufacturer, and April Aire, which makes air purifiers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
The 70s and 80s were the ages of larger-than-life radio DJs, and Whale's stint at Radio Aire saw him named local DJ of the year at the Sony Radio Awards in 1988.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
In Oxnard, the siding, rain gutters and roofs of several mobile homes were damaged after a weak tornado ripped through the Country Club Mobile Estates and the Ocean Aire Mobile Homes Estates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
East of Port Angeles, explore several back roads and rustic trails after picking up provisions at Country Aire Natural Foods.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
The Don, which had been turned by the Dutchmen into a channel connecting it with the Aire, had taken its old course with fury, flooding the western side of Crowle as with a second deluge.
From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur
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