-tjes

Etymology
The suffix is a combination of the diminutive suffix and an adjective/adverb-forming suffix.

Suffix

 * 1) Added to an adjective it creates an adverb (or rarely another adjective) with a connotation of familiarity and informality.
 * zacht &rarr;
 * dol &rarr;
 * warm &rarr;

Usage notes

 * The variants -jes and -pjes are used in cases where the regular diminutive would be or  instead of.
 * The variants -kes and -kens are limited to Southern Dutch.