-ĉjo

See also: čjo

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From Russian -ша (-ša), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Паша (Paša), Саша (Saša), Миша (Miša) etc; formed by analogy with -njo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃjo]
Hyphenation: -ĉjo

Suffix edit

-ĉjo

(informal, endearing) Forms affectionate derivatives of masculine names.
‎Johano (“John”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Joĉjo (“Johnny”)

‎Miĥaelo (“Michael”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Miĉjo (“Mike”)

‎patro (“father”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎paĉjo (“daddy”)

‎Petro (“Peter”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Peĉjo (“Pete, Petey”)

Coordinate terms edit

-njo (feminine affectionate suffix)
-jo (gender-neutral affectionate suffix)

Derived terms edit

-iĉo (masculine suffix)

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ĉjo