-ie

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

English

Alternative forms

-ee, -ey

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-i/

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).

Suffix

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-ie

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)
Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names.
Jesse → Jessie

Bill → Billie

James → Jamie
(occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
bike → bikie

road → roadie

surf → surfie

town → townie
Forming nouns relative to an adjective.
slow → slowie

small → smallie

tough → toughie
Forming colloquial interjections or phrases.
alright → alrightie

eww → ewwie

good → goodie

oops → oopsie

ow → owie

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ie

avi

English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive)

English terms suffixed with -ie (person associated)

English terms suffixed with -ie (nominalizer)

English terms suffixed with -ie (colloquial)

Translations

forming diminutive nouns or names

Afrikaans: -ie, -etjie, -jie, -kie, -pie, -tjie
Dutch: -tje (nl), -ie (nl), -je (nl), -etje (nl), -pje (nl), -kje (nl), -pie, -kie, -ke (nl), -ken (nl)
French: -et (fr) m, -ette (fr) f
German: -chen (de) n
Spanish: ito (es) m, ita (es) f
Swedish: -is (sv)
Turkish: -iş (tr)

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).

Suffix

-ie

(now rare) Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).
hug → huggie

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ie (adjectival)

huggie

Anagrams

E/I, EI

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch -je.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i/
Audio: (file)

Suffix

-ie (plural -ies)

Forms a diminutive noun

Usage notes

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɪjɛ]
Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Suffix

-ie f (noun-forming suffix)

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

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-ie f

a variant of -ij

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ie (variant of -ij)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin -iō.

Suffix

-ie f

-ion, -y

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ie (process or condition)

Etymology 3

Dialectal (especially Hollandic) contraction of -je. In some of these areas, the pronoun je (“you”) may similarly contract (wat denkie, wat heppie, etc.).

Suffix

-ie n

(Netherlands, informal) a variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns and informal adjectives

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: -ie

French

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 (France (Lyon)): (file)

Suffix

-ie f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ies)

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ie

German

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)

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

Usage notes

In the abstract noun sense, the plural is usually rarely used.

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ie

Latin

Suffix

-ie

vocative masculine singular of -ius

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

-y, -ye, -e

Suffix

-ie

A suffix designating abstract or collective nouns, typically of French or Latin origin.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: -y, -ie

References

“-i(e, suf.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ie

alternative form of -ien (infinitival suffix)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ie

alternative form of -y

Etymology 4

Suffix

-ie

alternative form of -yf

Middle French

Suffix

-ie

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Derived terms

Middle French terms suffixed with -ie

mocquerie

Descendants

French: -ie

Middle High German

Etymology

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

Suffix

-īe f

used to create female abstract nouns

Descendants

German: -ei
Yiddish: ־ײַ (-ay)

Old Czech

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)

forming nouns referring to collections
‎dřěvo + ‎-ie → ‎dřievie

Usage notes

This suffix causes first palatalisation of the preceding consonant.

Declension

Declension of -ie (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-ie	-í	-ie
genitive	-ie	-ú	-í
dative	-ú	-íma	-ím
accusative	-ie	-í	-ie
vocative	-ie	-í	-ie
locative	-í, -ú	-ú	-ích
instrumental	-ím	-íma	-ími

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.