-ie

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ie"

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Variant spelling of -y, q.v.

SuffixEdit

-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

   Katherine → Kathie/Cathy

   Bill → Billy

2. (occasionally, sometimes derogatory) Suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun or verb.

   bike → bikie

   surf → surfie

   town → townie

TranslationsEdit

forming diminutive nouns or names

• Swedish: -is (sv)

Derived termsEdit

► English words suffixed with -ie

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AfrikaansEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• -etjie
• -jie
• -kie
• -pie
• -tjie

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch -je.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /i/

SuffixEdit

-ie ‎(plural -ies)

1. Forms a diminutive noun

Usage notesEdit

• 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.

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CzechEdit

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

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DutchEdit

SuffixEdit

-ie f

1. A variant of -ij

Derived termsEdit

• astronomie
• fantasie
• theorie

See alsoEdit

► Dutch words suffixed with -ie

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FrenchEdit

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

► French words suffixed with -ie

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LatinEdit

SuffixEdit

-ie

1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

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Middle FrenchEdit

SuffixEdit

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived termsEdit

► Middle French words suffixed with -ie

DescendantsEdit

• French: -ie

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Middle High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

SuffixEdit

-īe f

1. used to create female abstract nouns

DescendantsEdit

• German: -ei
• Yiddish: ־ײַ ‎(-ay)

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Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ia.

SuffixEdit

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived termsEdit

► Old French words suffixed with -ie

DescendantsEdit

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

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

SuffixEdit

-ie f ‎(plural -ii)

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

DeclensionEdit

declension of -ie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -ie	-ia	(niște) -ii	-iile
genitive/dative	(unei) -ii	-iei	(unor) -ii	-iilor
vocative	-ie, -io		-iilor

Derived termsEdit

► Romanian words suffixed with -ie

See alsoEdit

• -ărie
• -eață
• -ime
• -tate
• -ciune