-njo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian -ня (-nja), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Таня (Tanja), Саня (Sanja), Ваня (Vanja) etc).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /njo/

Suffix

-njo

  1. (informal, endearing) forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names, after the first one to five letters of the name:
    ‎Susano (“Susan”) + ‎-njo → ‎Sunjo (“Suzy, Sue”)
    ‎Emilio (“Emily”) + ‎-njo → ‎Eminjo (“Emmy, Em”)
    ‎patrino (“mother”) + ‎-njo → ‎panjo (“mummy, mom”)
    ‎onklino (“aunt”) + ‎-njo → ‎onjo (“auntie”)

Coordinate terms
  • -ĉjo (“masculine affectionate names”)
  • -jo (“gender-neutral affectionate names”)

Derived terms
Esperanto terms suffixed with -njo
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