-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). === Suffix === -njo (informal, endearing) Forms affectionate female diminutives, usually of names, after the first one to five letters of the noun. ‎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 ====