-ĉjo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian -ша (-ša), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Паша (Paša), Саша (Saša), Миша (Miša) etc; by analogy with -njo.

Suffix

-ĉjo

  1. Forms affectionate derivatives of masculine names.
    ‎Johano (“John”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Joĉjo (“Johnny”)
    ‎Miĥaelo (“Michael”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Miĉjo (“Mike”)
    ‎patro (“father”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎paĉjo (“daddy”)
    ‎Petro (“Peter”) + ‎-ĉjo → ‎Peĉjo (“Pete, Petey”)

Coordinate terms
  • -njo (“feminine affectionate names”)
  • -jo (“gender-neutral affectionate names”)
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