-ie

Alternative forms

• -ee, -ey

Etymology

Variant spelling of -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-i/

Suffix

-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

6. Obsolete spelling of -y.

Anagrams

• E/I, EI

Alternative forms

• -etjie
• -jie
• -kie
• -pie
• -tjie

Etymology

From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ie (plural -ies)

1. Forms a diminutive noun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪjɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Suffix

-ie f (noun-forming suffix)

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

   Synonym: -ika

Further reading

• -ie/-erie/-érie in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin -iō.

Etymology 3

An alteration of je in popular speech.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

• Audio (Lyon):

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Suffix

-ie f (plural -ies)

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Further reading

• “-ie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology

Borrowed from or influenced by French -ie. Replaces Latin -ia in modern loans. Doublet of -ei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-iː/

Suffix

-ie f (plural -ien)

1. Designates a feminine, usually abstract noun, from Latin or French roots.

Suffix

-ie

1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Etymology

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

Suffix

-īe f

1. used to create female abstract nouns

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈi̯ɛː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈiː/

Suffix

-ie n (noun-forming suffix)

1. forming nouns referring to collections

   ‎dřěvo + ‎-ie → ‎dřievie

Suffix

-ie

1. Alternative form of -iġe

Etymology

From Latin -ia; compare -erie.

Suffix

-ie

1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /iɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /iɛ/

Suffix

-ie

1. forms adverbs from adjectives

   ‎niewymowny + ‎-ie → ‎niewymownie

Alternative forms

• -e

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ie

1. forms adverbs from adjectives

   ‎wybitny + ‎-ie → ‎wybitnie

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.e/

Suffix

-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.

Alternative forms

• -y

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ie

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

References

• “-ie, suff.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.