"-j" meaning in Esperanto

See -j in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /j/, [i̯]
Etymology: From the nominative plural in /i/ or /j/ found in many European languages, particularly the original diphthongs Ancient Greek -οι (-oi), -αι (-ai), and Latin -ae. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|grc|-οι}} Ancient Greek -οι (-oi), {{m|grc|-αι}} -αι (-ai), {{der|eo|la|-ae}} Latin -ae Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -j
  1. -s, -es (marks the plural form of nouns, adjectives, and some pronouns) Tags: morpheme

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-οι"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-αι"
      },
      "expansion": "-αι (-ai)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ae"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ae",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the nominative plural in /i/ or /j/ found in many European languages, particularly the original diphthongs Ancient Greek -οι (-oi), -αι (-ai), and Latin -ae.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-j",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto endings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "juna patro (young father) → junaj patroj (young fathers)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mia vundita mano (my injured hand) → miaj vunditaj manoj (my injured hands)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-s, -es (marks the plural form of nouns, adjectives, and some pronouns)"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en--j-eo-suffix-yvnXnsTA",
      "links": [
        [
          "-s",
          "-s"
        ],
        [
          "-es",
          "-es"
        ],
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/j/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[i̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-j"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-οι"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-αι"
      },
      "expansion": "-αι (-ai)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ae"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ae",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the nominative plural in /i/ or /j/ found in many European languages, particularly the original diphthongs Ancient Greek -οι (-oi), -αι (-ai), and Latin -ae.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-j",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
        "Esperanto BRO1",
        "Esperanto endings",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto suffixes",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Latin",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with raw sortkeys",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "juna patro (young father) → junaj patroj (young fathers)"
        },
        {
          "text": "mia vundita mano (my injured hand) → miaj vunditaj manoj (my injured hands)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-s, -es (marks the plural form of nouns, adjectives, and some pronouns)"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "-s",
          "-s"
        ],
        [
          "-es",
          "-es"
        ],
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/j/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[i̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-j"
}
{
  "called_from": "page/1713/20221215",
  "msg": "later head without list of senses,template node #, -j/Esperanto",
  "path": [
    "-j"
  ],
  "section": "Esperanto",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-j",
  "trace": ""
}

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