-dero

From Latin -tōrius m and -tōrium n.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɾo/ [ˈd̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: -de‧ro

-dero m (noun-forming suffix, plural -deros, feminine -dera, feminine plural -deras)

1. forms place nouns from verbs, indicating the place where an activity occurs

   ‎embarcar (“to embark”) + ‎-dero → ‎embarcadero (“pier”)

   ‎verter (“to pour, to dump”) + ‎-dero → ‎vertedero (“landfill”)

   ‎lavar (“to wash”) + ‎-dero → ‎lavadero (“laundry room, washing place”)

2. forms nouns of things that do, use, or make the verb

   ‎beber (“to drink”) + ‎-dero → ‎bebedero (“water fountain”)

   ‎crujir (“to creak, to rustle”) + ‎-dero → ‎crujidero (“something that creaks”)

• -dera
• -ero
• -era

• “-dero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024