-aire
a suffix that forms nouns denoting a person characterized by or occupied with that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from French.
-aire
American
Aire
British
/ ɛə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of -aire
< 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 Charles Alfred Downer
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 Charles Alfred Downer
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
Tickets for the Vivir Sin Aire tour will go on sale starting Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Aire Valley Ltd submitted its assessment and has applied to have that planning condition removed to progress the development.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
Here, you might pick up a quick sandwich or other grab-n-go grub from Country Aire natural grocer.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
On the Aire and Calder navigation, where the locks have a minimum length of 215 ft., a large coal traffic is carried in trains of boat-compartments on a system designed by W.H.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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