-ie
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Variant spelling of -y.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ie
- 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!"
- (occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
- Obsolete spelling of -y.
Usage notes edit
The -ie spelling is more common than -y when used to create words for people. Thus hippie is preferred over hippy.
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Afrikaans edit
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-ie (plural -ies)
- Forms a diminutive noun
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
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-ie f (noun-forming suffix)
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Further reading edit
- -ie/-erie/-érie in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch -ie, ultimately from Latin -ia.
Suffix edit
-ie f
- A variant of -ij
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Etymology 2 edit
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-ie f
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Etymology 3 edit
An alteration of je in popular speech.
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-ie n
- (Netherlands, informal) A variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns and informal adjectives.
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -ia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns, and from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).
Pronunciation edit
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-ie f (plural -ies)
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-ie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
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-ie
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-ie
- A suffix designating abstract or collective nouns, typically of French or Latin origin.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “-i(e, suf.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
Etymology 2 edit
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-ie
- Alternative form of -y
Etymology 3 edit
Suffix edit
-ie
- Alternative form of -yf
Middle French edit
Suffix edit
-ie
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
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- French: -ie
Middle High German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.
Suffix edit
-īe f
- used to create female abstract nouns
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Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ia; compare -erie.
Suffix edit
-ie
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
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Old Polish edit
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-ie
- forms adverbs from adjectives
- niewymowny + -ie → niewymownie
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Polish edit
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-ie
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Latin -īlia, neuter plural of -īlis. Less likely from Latin -ia. Compare Aromanian -ilji, -ilje.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ie f (plural -ii)
- Used with a stem to create a (usually abstract) noun relating to it; can be compared to -ship, -hood, -ness, -ity, etc.
Declension edit
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Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic *-g.
Suffix edit
-ie
- Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by being appended to a noun.
References edit
- “-ie, suff.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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