-jo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived by analogy with the masculine suffix -ĉj- and the feminine suffix -nj-.

Suffix

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-jo

  1. (neologism, endearing) Forms gender-neutral affectionate derivatives of names.[1]
    Alekso (Alex) + ‎-jo → ‎Alejo (Alexy)
    pupo (doll) + ‎-jo → ‎pupjo (dolly)

Coordinate terms

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  • -ĉjo (masculine affectionate names)
  • -njo (feminine affectionate names)

References

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  1. ^ Wennergren, Bertilo (2019) “J° kaj PJ°”, in Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko[1] (in Esperanto), retrieved 2019-04-06

Franco-Provençal

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Pronoun

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-jo

  1. postpositive form of je

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -jo
Brazilian standard -jo
New Tribes -jo

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-jo

  1. forms causative verbs from transitive verbs, intransitive verbs with agent-like arguments, and a handful of intransitive verbs with patient-like arguments that begin with e-; intransitive verbs converted this way remain morphologically intransitive

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-jo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon, pages 134–135