-ie

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ie" and -ие

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of -y.

Suffix

-ie

  1. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
    • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl:
      "Polly, I wish you 'd let me call you Marie," said Fanny one day, as they were shopping together.
      "You may call me Mary, if you like; but I won't have any ie put on to my name. I'm Polly at home and I'm fond of being called so; but Marie is Frenchified and silly."
      "I spell my own name with an ie, and so do all the girls."
      "And what a jumble of Netties, Nellies, Hatties, and Sallies there is. How 'Pollie' would look spelt so!"
    dear → dearie
    sweet → sweetie
    smile → smiley or smilie
    Katherine → Kathie or Cathy
    Bill → Billy
  2. (occasionally, sometimes derogatory) Forming nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
    bike → bikie
    surf → surfie
    town → townie
Translations

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ie'>English words suffixed with -ie</a>

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ie (plural -ies)

  1. Forms a diminutive noun

Usage notes

  • The suffix -ie is used in nouns that end in -b, -f, -g, -k, -p, -s. Nouns ending in other sounds use one of the alternative forms above.

Czech

Suffix

-ie f

  1. A suffix denoting a branch of science or study, similar to -ics.

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch -ie, ultimately from Latin -ia.

Suffix

-ie f

  1. A variant of -ij
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_suffixed_with_-ie_(variant_of_-ij)'>Dutch words suffixed with -ie (variant of -ij)</a>

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin -iō.

Suffix

-ie f

  1. -ion, -y
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_suffixed_with_-ie_(process_or_condition)'>Dutch words suffixed with -ie (process or condition)</a>

Etymology 3

An alteration of je in popular speech.

Suffix

-ie n

  1. (Netherlands, informal) A variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_suffixed_with_-ie_(diminutive)'>Dutch words suffixed with -ie (diminutive)</a>

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns, and from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).

Suffix

-ie

  1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ie'>French words suffixed with -ie</a>

Latin

Suffix

-ie

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

Middle French

Suffix

-ie

  1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_French_words_suffixed_with_-ie'>Middle French words suffixed with -ie</a>

Descendants

Middle High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.

Suffix

-īe f

  1. used to create female abstract nouns

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ia.

Suffix

-ie

  1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_French_words_suffixed_with_-ie'>Old French words suffixed with -ie</a>

Descendants

  • Middle French: -ie
  • Middle High German: -ie

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin -īlia, neuter plural of -īlis. Less likely from Latin -ia. Compare Aromanian -ilji, -ilje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.e/

Suffix

-ie f (plural -ii)

  1. Used with a stem to create a (usually abstract) noun relating to it; can be compared to -ship, -hood, -ness, -ity, etc.

Declension

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Romanian_words_suffixed_with_-ie'>Romanian words suffixed with -ie</a>

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.