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-ie

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ie" and -ие

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Variant spelling of -y.

Pronunciation

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-ie

  2. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
    • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl:
      "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!"
    dear → dearie
    sweet → sweetie
    smile → smilie (also smiley)
    Catherine → Cathie (also Cathi, Cathy); Katherine → Kathie (also Kathi, Kathy)
    Bill → Billie (also Billi, Billy)
  4. (occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
    bike → bikie
    road → roadie
    surf → surfie
    town → townie
  5. Obsolete spelling of -y.

Usage notes

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The -ie spelling is more common than -y when used to create words for people. Thus hippie is preferred over hippy.

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -ie

Translations

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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i/
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-ie (plural -ies)

  1. Forms a diminutive noun

Usage notes

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  • The suffix -ie is used in nouns that end in -b, -f, -g, -k, -p, -s. Nouns ending in other sounds use one of the alternative forms above.

Czech

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-ie f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. a suffix denoting a branch of science or study, similar to -ics
    Synonym: -ika

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch -ie, ultimately from Latin -ia.

Suffix

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-ie f

  2. a variant of -ij
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Dutch terms suffixed with -ie (variant of -ij)

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Latin -iō.

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-ie f

  2. -ion, -y
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Dutch terms suffixed with -ie (process or condition)

Etymology 3

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An alteration of je in popular speech.

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-ie n

  2. (Netherlands, informal) a variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns and informal adjectives
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Dutch terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive)

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -ia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns, and from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).

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-ie f (plural -ies)

  1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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French terms suffixed with -ie

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Latin

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-ie

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.

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    -ie

    1. A suffix designating abstract or collective nouns, typically of French or Latin origin.
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    Middle English terms suffixed with -ie
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    • English: -y, -ie

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    Etymology 2

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    -ie

    1. Alternative form of -y

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    -ie

    1. Alternative form of -yf

    Middle French

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    -ie

    1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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    Middle French terms suffixed with -ie

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    Middle High German

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.

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    -īe f

    1. used to create female abstract nouns

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    Old English

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    -ie

    1. Alternative form of -iġe

    Old French

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      Etymology

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      From Latin -ia; compare -erie.

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      -ie

      1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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      Old French terms suffixed with -ie

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      • Middle French: -ie
      • Middle High German: -ie
      • Middle English: -ie

      Old Polish

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      Etymology

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      -ie

      1. forms adverbs from adjectives
        ‎niewymowny + ‎-ie → ‎niewymownie

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      Old Polish terms suffixed with -ie

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      Polish

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish -ie.

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      • IPA(key): /jɛ/
      • Rhymes: -ɛ
      • Syllabification: ie

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      -ie

      1. forms adverbs from adjectives
        ‎wybitny + ‎-ie → ‎wybitnie

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      Polish terms suffixed with -ie

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      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Probably from Latin -īlia, neuter plural of -īlis. Less likely from Latin -ia. Compare Aromanian -ilji, -ilje.

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      -ie f (plural -ii)

      1. Used with a stem to create a (usually abstract) noun relating to it; can be compared to -ship, -hood, -ness, -ity, etc.

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      Declension of -ie
      singular plural
      indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
      nominative/accusative (o) -ie -ia (niște) -ii -iile
      genitive/dative (unei) -ii -iei (unor) -ii -iilor
      vocative -ie, -io -iilor

      Derived terms

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      Romanian terms suffixed with -ie

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      Scots

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic *-g.

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      -ie

      2. Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by being appended to a noun.

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