Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ario (obsolete)

Suffix

-ário m ‎(feminine -ária, plural -ários, feminine plural -árias)

1. forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “of or related to the suffixed nouns”

   alfândega ‎(“customs (government agency)”) + ‎-ário → ‎alfandegário ‎(“relating to the customs”)

2. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a collection the suffixed noun

   adágia ‎(“adage”) + ‎-ário → ‎adagiário ‎(“a book listing adages”)

   ficha ‎(“record”) + ‎-ário → ‎fichário ‎(“filing cabinet”)

3. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a place where the suffixed noun is kept

   ave ‎(“bird”) + ‎-ário → ‎aviário ‎(“aviary”)

   bicicleta ‎(“bicycle”) + ‎-ário → ‎bicicletário ‎(“parking lot for bicycles”)

4. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting someone who works in on with the suffixed noun; -er; -eer

   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”)

5. forms nouns, from nouns, denoting an instrument used to measure the suffixed noun

   ângulo ‎(“angle”) + ‎-ário → ‎angulário ‎(“instrument for measuring angles”)

   Latin luna ‎(“moon”) + -ário → lunário ‎(“calendar based on moon phases”)

Synonyms

• (of or related to): -al, -ar, -eiro, -ico
• (collection): -al
• (someone who works with something): -dor, -eiro, -ista

Related terms

• -eiro