-ĉjo

See also: čjo

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃjo]
  • Hyphenation: -ĉjo

Suffix

-ĉjo

  1. (informal, endearing) 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 suffix)
  • -jo (gender-neutral affectionate suffix)

Derived terms
Esperanto terms suffixed with -ĉjo
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