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-ĉjo

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See also: čjo and cjo

Esperanto

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Russian -ша (-ša), influenced by Russian -ечка (-ečka) and Esperanto -njo.[1]

    Suffix

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    -ĉjo

    1. (informal, endearing) Forms affectionate male diminutives, usually of names, after the first one to five letters of the noun.
      Johano (John) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Joĉjo (Johnny)
      Miĥaelo (Michael) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Miĉjo (Mike)
      patro (father) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎paĉjo (daddy)
      Petro (Peter) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Peĉjo (Pete, Petey)

    Coordinate terms

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    • -njo (feminine affectionate suffix)
    • -jo (gender-neutral affectionate suffix)

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Ebbe Vilborg, “-ĉjo”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 5, →ISBN, page 154