What is the meaning of -ie?

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

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

Obsolete spelling of -y.

Forms a diminutive noun

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

a variant of -ij

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.

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

Alternative form of -y

Alternative form of -yf

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

used to create female abstract nouns

Alternative form of -iġe

indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

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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