"-njo" meaning in Esperanto

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Suffix

IPA: /njo/
Etymology: From Russian -ня (-nja), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Таня (Tanja), Саня (Sanja), Ваня (Vanja) etc). Etymology templates: {{der|eo|ru|-ня}} Russian -ня (-nja), {{m|ru|Таня}} Таня (Tanja), {{m|ru|Саня}} Саня (Sanja), {{m|ru|Ваня}} Ваня (Vanja) Head templates: {{head|eo|suffixes}} -njo
  1. (informal, endearing) forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names, after the first one to five letters of the name: Tags: endearing, informal, morpheme Coordinate_terms: -ĉjo (english: masculine affectionate names), -jo (english: gender-neutral affectionate names)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -njo meaning in Esperanto (2.7kB)

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        {
          "text": "Emilio (“Emily”) + -njo → Eminjo (“Emmy, Em”)",
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        {
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      },
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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