-iesuffix

Primary stress is usually retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

earlier form of -y suffix³ suffix, primarily in words from Old French -ie or -e, as astronomie, fancie, citie, duetie; but often extended also to words from Old English -ig -y suffix¹, as icie, stonie, and from other sources; in modern use known chiefly as the Scottish spelling, now also often adopted in England, of the diminutive -y -y suffix⁶ in birdie, dearie, doggie, Jeanie, Willie, etc.

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1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 9 English Words that end with the sound of i, may be indifferently writ with a y, or ie; Safety or Safetie, Bounty or Bountie, but you must never end them with an i only, as Bounti, Safeti, for we have no English words so terminated.

1887 ‘J. S. Winter’ Siege-baby II. 7 Now, my chickie, let me go.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	-ie
释义	-iesuffix Primary stress is usually retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. earlier form of -y suffix³ suffix, primarily in words from Old French -ie or -e, as astronomie, fancie, citie, duetie; but often extended also to words from Old English -ig -y suffix¹, as icie, stonie, and from other sources; in modern use known chiefly as the Scottish spelling, now also often adopted in England, of the diminutive -y -y suffix⁶ in birdie, dearie, doggie, Jeanie, Willie, etc. ΚΠ 1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 9 English Words that end with the sound of i, may be indifferently writ with a y, or ie; Safety or Safetie, Bounty or Bountie, but you must never end them with an i only, as Bounti, Safeti, for we have no English words so terminated. 1887 ‘J. S. Winter’ Siege-baby II. 7 Now, my chickie, let me go. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2019). > see also also refers to : -y-iesuffix⁶ < suffix1727 see also
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-iesuffix

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