-ie

//-iː// suffix

Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. morpheme

    ""Polly, I wish you 'd let me call you Marie," said Fanny one day, as they were shopping together. ¶ "You may call me Mary, if you like; but I won't have any ie put on to my name. I'm Polly at home and I'm fond of being called so; but Marie is Frenchified and silly." ¶ "I spell my own name with an ie, and so do all the girls." ¶ "And what a jumble of Netties, Nellies, Hatties, and Sallies there is. How 'Pollie' would look spelt so!""

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix). alt-of, alternative, archaic, morpheme

    "hug → huggie"

  3. 3
    A photograph, especially a selfie. morpheme
  4. 4
    Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names. morpheme

    "Jesse → Jessie"

  5. 5
    Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person or thing associated with suffixed noun or verb. morpheme

    "bike → bikie"

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  1. 6
    Forming nouns relative to an adjective. morpheme

    "slow → slowie"

  2. 7
    Forming colloquial interjections or phrases. morpheme

    "alright → alrightie"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie Variant spelling of -y (nominal suffix).

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 3

Back-formation from selfie.

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