What is the meaning of -ie?

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

Forming feminine or gender-neutral forms of given names.

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

Forming nouns relative to an adjective.

Forming colloquial interjections or phrases.

Alternative spelling of -y (adjectival suffix).

Forms a diminutive noun

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

a variant of -ij

-ion, -y

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

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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

vocative masculine singular of -ius

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

alternative form of -ien (infinitival suffix)

alternative form of -y

alternative form of -yf

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

used to create female abstract nouns

forming nouns referring to collections

alternative form of -iġe

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

forms adverbs from adjectives

forms adverbs from adjectives

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

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

Source: wiktionary.org

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