-tjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -tje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki/, [ci]
• Homophones: -jie, -kie

Suffix

-tjie (plural -tjies)

1. Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in a vowel, and in -l, -n, -r without a preceding stressed short vowel