-ie
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Earlier form of -y
Suffix [edit]
-ie
- Variation of -y forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
- Variation of -y forming archaic nouns and adjectives like litanie (litany) or prettie (pretty)
Derived terms [edit]
Czech [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ie f
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- ekonomie f
- ekonometrie f
- pediatrie f
- psychometrie f
See also [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ie f
- A variant of -ij
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin -ia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns, and from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).
Suffix [edit]
-ie
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
Derived terms [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ie
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- French: -ie
Middle High German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.
Suffix [edit]
-īe f
- used to create female abstract nouns
Descendants [edit]
- German: -ei
Old French [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ie
- indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Categories:
- English suffixes
- Czech suffixes
- Dutch suffixes
- Dutch noun-forming suffixes
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French suffixes
- Middle French suffixes
- Middle High German terms derived from Old French
- Middle High German terms derived from Latin
- Middle High German suffixes
- Old French suffixes