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Definitions
- 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 Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix). alt-of, alternative, archaic, morpheme
"hug → huggie"
- 3 A photograph, especially a selfie. morpheme
- 4 Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names. morpheme
"Jesse → Jessie"
- 5 Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person or thing associated with suffixed noun or verb. morpheme
"bike → bikie"
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- 6 Forming nouns relative to an adjective. morpheme
"slow → slowie"
- 7 Forming colloquial interjections or phrases. morpheme
"alright → alrightie"
Etymology
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).
Variant spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).
Back-formation from selfie.
See also for "-ie"
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