"-ie" meaning in English

See -ie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-i/
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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|-y>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|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), -is (Swedish), -iş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:diminutive Disambiguation of 'forming diminutive nouns or names': 74 22 4
  2. (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 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 34 47 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 70 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 21 64 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 66 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 51 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 28 51 21
  3. Obsolete spelling of -y. Tags: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Alternative form of: -y
    Sense id: en--ie-en-suffix-en:inclined
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ee, -ey

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1869, Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl:",
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        {
          "text": "dear → dearie"
        },
        {
          "text": "sweet → sweetie"
        },
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          "text": "smile → smilie (also smiley)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Bill → Billie (also Billi, Billy)"
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          "word": "-ie"
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          "code": "af",
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          "word": "-etjie"
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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          "_dis1": "74 22 4",
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        {
          "text": "bike → bikie"
        },
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          "text": "road → roadie"
        },
        {
          "text": "surf → surfie"
        },
        {
          "text": "town → townie"
        }
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          "derogatory"
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        "(occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb."
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        "Obsolete spelling of -y."
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      "word": "-ee"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-ey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ie"
}
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          "text": "sweet → sweetie"
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          "text": "smile → smilie (also smiley)"
        },
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          "text": "Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-ie"
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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    {
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-jie"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-kie"
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    {
      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-pie"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-tjie"
    },
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-tje"
    },
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-je"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-etje"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-pje"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-pie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-kie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-ke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-ken"
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
      "word": "-is"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "forming diminutive nouns or names",
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  "word": "-ie"
}

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