-jie

See also: jie, jié, jiè, Jié, jiē, jiě, ji'e, and jī'è

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki/, [ci] (by assimilation with the word-final dental stop)
• Homophones: -kie, -tjie

Suffix

-jie (plural -jies)

1. Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in -d, -t