-ie

§EtymologyEdit

Earlier form of -y

§SuffixEdit

-ie

1. Alternative form of -y 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

   Katherine → Kathie/Cathy

   Bill → Billy

2. (often derogatory) Suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun or verb.

   bike → bikie

   surf → surfie

   town → townie

§Derived termsEdit

§SuffixEdit

-ie f

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

§SynonymsEdit

• -ika

§Derived termsEdit

• ekonomie f
• ekonometrie f
• pediatrie f
• psychometrie f

§See alsoEdit

• -nomie f
• -logie f

§SuffixEdit

-ie f

1. A variant of -ij

§Derived termsEdit

• astronomie
• fantasie
• theorie

§See alsoEdit

§EtymologyEdit

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

§SuffixEdit

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

§Derived termsEdit

§SuffixEdit

-ie

1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

§SuffixEdit

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

§Derived termsEdit

§DescendantsEdit

• French: -ie

§EtymologyEdit

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

§SuffixEdit

-īe f

1. used to create female abstract nouns

§DescendantsEdit

• German: -ei

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ia.

§SuffixEdit

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

§Derived termsEdit

§DescendantsEdit

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