"-jo" meaning in Esperanto

See -jo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Derived by analogy with the masculine suffix -ĉj- and the feminine suffix -nj-. Etymology templates: {{m|eo|-ĉjo|-ĉj-}} -ĉj-, {{m|eo|-njo|-nj-}} -nj- Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -jo
  1. (neologism, endearing) Forms gender-neutral affectionate derivatives of names. Tags: endearing, morpheme, neologism Coordinate_terms: -ĉjo (english: masculine affectionate names), -njo (english: feminine affectionate names)

Inflected forms

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