-léero

Mayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ero, from Latin -ārius.

Suffix

-léero

  1. Forms nouns from verbs, meaning "person who [verbs]"
    ‎tequipanoa (“work”) + ‎-léero → ‎tequipanoaléero (“worker”)
  2. Forms nouns from nouns, meaning "person associated with [noun]"
    ‎cutchu (“fish”) + ‎-léero → ‎cuchuléero (“fisherman”)

Derived terms
Mayo terms suffixed with -léero

References
  • Collard, Howard, Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 204
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