-jo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jo"

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Suffix

-jo

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

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

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

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ho]

Suffix

-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
Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -jo

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