# -erei

-erei is a German suffix meaning “-ery”.

## In other languages

- Русский: образует существительные женского рода со значением места, занятия

## Meanings

1. Used to form verbal nouns, which often have an informal, frequentative and/or negative overtone.
   - warten (“to wait”) + -erei → Warterei (“[lengthy] waiting”)
2. -ery
   - Diese Flennerei geht mir auf die Nerven.

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