-jo

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "jo"

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived by analogy with the masculine suffix -ĉj- and the feminine suffix -nj-.

Suffix[edit]

-jo

  1. (neologism, endearing) Forms gender-neutral affectionate derivatives of names.[1]
    ‎Alekso (“Alex”) + ‎-jo → ‎Alejo (“Alexy”)
    ‎pupo (“doll”) + ‎-jo → ‎pupjo (“dolly”)

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • -ĉjo (“masculine affectionate names”)
  • -njo (“feminine affectionate names”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wennergren, Bertilo (2019) “J° kaj PJ°”, in Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko‎[1] (in Esperanto), retrieved 2019-04-06

Ye'kwana[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-jo

  1. Forms causative verbs from transitive verbs, intransitive verbs with agent-like arguments, and a handful of intransitive verbs with patient-like arguments that begin with e. Intransitive verbs converted this way remain morphologically intransitive.

Derived terms[edit]

Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -jo

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “-jo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[2], Lyon, pages 134–135
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