-ie

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

English

Alternative forms

• -ee
• -ey
• -i

Etymology

Variant spelling of -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-i/

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 → smilie (also smiley)

   Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)

   Bill → Billie (also Billi, Billy)

3. (occasionally, sometimes derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.

   bike → bikie

   road → roadie

   surf → surfie

   town → townie

Translations

forming diminutive nouns or names

• Swedish: -is (sv)

Derived terms

► English words suffixed with -ie

Anagrams

• EI

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Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• -etjie
• -jie
• -kie
• -pie
• -tjie

Etymology

From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

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.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪjɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Suffix

-ie f

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

Synonyms

• -ika

Derived terms

• ekonomie
• ekonometrie
• pediatrie
• psychometrie

See also

• -nomie
• -logie

Further reading

• -ie/-erie/-érie in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-ie f

2. A variant of -ij

Derived terms

► Dutch words suffixed with -ie (variant of -ij)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin -iō.

Suffix

-ie f

2. -ion, -y

Derived terms

► Dutch words suffixed with -ie (process or condition)

Etymology 3

An alteration of je in popular speech.

Suffix

-ie n

2. (Netherlands, informal) A variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns.

Derived terms

► Dutch words suffixed with -ie (diminutive)

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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

► French words suffixed with -ie

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Latin

Suffix

-ie

1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

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Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• -y, -ye, -e

Suffix

-ie

1. A suffix designating abstract or collective nouns, typically of French or Latin origin.

Derived terms

Nouns formed with -ie

• armurie
• heresie
• mynisterie
• robberie

 

Descendants

• English: -y, -ie

References

• “-i(e, suf.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ie

1. Alternative form of -y

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ie

1. Alternative form of -yf

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Middle French

Suffix

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

► Middle French words suffixed with -ie

Descendants

• French: -ie

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Middle High German

Etymology

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

Suffix

-īe f

1. used to create female abstract nouns

Descendants

• German: -ei
• Yiddish: ־ײַ‎ (-ay)

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ia.

Suffix

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

► Old French words suffixed with -ie

Descendants

• Middle French: -ie
  • French: -ie
• Middle High German: -ie
• Middle English: -ie
  • English: -y, -ie

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Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.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

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 terms

► Romanian words suffixed with -ie

See also

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