"-ie" meaning in English

See -ie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-i/ Forms: -ee [alternative], -ey [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie Variant spelling of -y (nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:from|-y<id:quality of>|id=quality of|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=productive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|cat4=diminutive suffixes|head=|id=}} -ie, {{en-suffix|cat2=productive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|cat4=diminutive suffixes}} -ie
  1. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. Tags: morpheme Translations (forming diminutive nouns or names): -ie (Afrikaans), -etjie (Afrikaans), -jie (Afrikaans), -kie (Afrikaans), -pie (Afrikaans), -tjie (Afrikaans), -tje (Dutch), -ie (Dutch), -je (Dutch), -etje (Dutch), -pje (Dutch), -kje (Dutch), -pie (Dutch), -kie (Dutch), -ke (Dutch), -ken (Dutch), -et [masculine] (French), -ette [feminine] (French), -chen [neuter] (German), ito [masculine] (Spanish), ita [feminine] (Spanish), -is (Swedish), -iş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:diminutive Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 0 3 23 28 7 4 7 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 1 0 3 10 32 8 4 8 2 28 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 2 10 33 8 2 9 1 32 1 0 0 Synonyms: -cule (english: suffixes), -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y, mini- (english: prefixes), micro-, nano- Disambiguation of 'forming diminutive nouns or names': 42 18 13 16 12
  2. Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:female Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 39 19 12 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 44 14 6 15 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 49 14 9 14 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 0 3 23 28 7 4 7 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 1 0 3 10 32 8 4 8 2 28 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 2 10 33 8 2 9 1 32 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 42 16 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 19 36 28 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 44 14 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 45 13 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 44 14 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 50 13 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 46 12 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 23 45 11 9 11
  3. (occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:person_associated
  4. Forming nouns relative to an adjective. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:nominalizer
  5. Forming colloquial interjections or phrases. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:colloquial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-i/ Forms: -ee [alternative], -ey [alternative]
Etymology: Variant spelling of -y (adjectival suffix). Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ie, {{en-suffix}} -ie
  1. (now rare) Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix). Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, morpheme Alternative form of: -y (extra: adjectival suffix)
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:adjectival
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "dear → dearie"
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          "text": "sweet → sweetie"
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          "text": "smile → smilie (also smiley)"
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          "english": "suffixes",
          "translation": "suffixes",
          "word": "-cule"
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        {
          "word": "-el"
        },
        {
          "word": "-et"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ette"
        },
        {
          "word": "-icle"
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          "word": "-kin"
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        {
          "word": "-le"
        },
        {
          "word": "-let"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ling"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ole"
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          "word": "-ule"
        },
        {
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          "translation": "prefixes",
          "word": "mini-"
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          "word": "micro-"
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        {
          "word": "nano-"
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          "code": "af",
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          "lang_code": "af",
          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "word": "-ken"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "-et"
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "code": "de",
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "word": "-chen"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ito"
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "text": "Jesse → Jessie"
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          "text": "Bill → Billie"
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          "text": "James → Jamie"
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          "text": "road → roadie"
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        {
          "text": "surf → surfie"
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          "text": "town → townie"
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      "links": [
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          "text": "slow → slowie"
        },
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          "text": "small → smallie"
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        {
          "text": "tough → toughie"
        }
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        "Forming nouns relative to an adjective."
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          "text": "alright → alrightie"
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        {
          "text": "eww → ewwie"
        },
        {
          "text": "good → goodie"
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        {
          "text": "oops → oopsie"
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        {
          "text": "ow → owie"
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        "Forming colloquial interjections or phrases."
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-ie"
}

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        {
          "text": "dear → dearie"
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        {
          "text": "sweet → sweetie"
        },
        {
          "text": "smile → smilie (also smiley)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)"
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        {
          "text": "Bill → Billie (also Billi, Billy)"
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          "word": "-ee"
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        {
          "word": "-el"
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        {
          "word": "-et"
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        {
          "word": "-ette"
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        {
          "word": "-icle"
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        {
          "word": "-kin"
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        {
          "word": "-le"
        },
        {
          "word": "-let"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ling"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ole"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ule"
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        {
          "word": "-y"
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          "word": "nano-"
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          "text": "Jesse → Jessie"
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          "text": "Bill → Billie"
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        {
          "text": "James → Jamie"
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        "Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names."
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "bike → bikie"
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        {
          "text": "road → roadie"
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        {
          "text": "surf → surfie"
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        {
          "text": "town → townie"
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        "Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb."
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          "text": "small → smallie"
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          "text": "tough → toughie"
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      "glosses": [
        "Forming nouns relative to an adjective."
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          "text": "alright → alrightie"
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          "text": "eww → ewwie"
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          "text": "good → goodie"
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          "text": "oops → oopsie"
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          "text": "ow → owie"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-ie"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "word": "-jie"
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-tje"
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      "word": "-je"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "word": "-kje"
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      "word": "-pie"
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      "word": "-ken"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "word": "-et"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "-chen"
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ito"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-is"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-iş"
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Variant spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).",
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}

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