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    Variant spelling of -y.

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    -ie

    1. 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!"
      deardearie
      sweetsweetie
      smilesmilie (also smiley)
      CatherineCathie (also Cathi, Cathy); KatherineKathie (also Kathi, Kathy)
      BillBillie (also Billi, Billy)
    2. (occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.
      bikebikie
      roadroadie
      surfsurfie
      towntownie
    3. Obsolete spelling of -y.

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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.

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    Afrikaans

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    From Dutch -je.

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    • IPA(key): /i/
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    -ie (plural -ies)

    1. Forms a diminutive noun

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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.

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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.

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    -ie f

    1. a variant of -ij
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    Ultimately from Latin -iō.

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    -ie f

    1. -ion, -y
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    An alteration of je in popular speech.

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    -ie n

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

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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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    German

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

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    -ie f (plural -ien)

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

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

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    Latin

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    -ie

    1. vocative masculine singular of -ius

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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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      • English: -y, -ie

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      -ie

      1. Alternative form of -y

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      -ie

      1. Alternative form of -yf

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      -ie

      1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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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

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

        Old Polish

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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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        Polish

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        Inherited from Old Polish -ie.

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        • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ/
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        -ie

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

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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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        Scots

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

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        -ie

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

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