-jo

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Esperanto

Etymology

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

Suffix

-jo

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

Coordinate terms

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

References

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