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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

In German this literally translates to something like "cute sand man". Because in German you can just add an " I" at the end of any noun to make it sound cute and small. So "Sandi" can be thought of as a kind of diminutive of the noun "Sand", similar to "Bauchi" from "Bauch" which is stomach. The correct dimunitve of "Bauch" would be "Bäuchlein" but this refers more to the perceived size of the object.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That sounds really wrong. Is that a southern thing?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yea it's definitely a dialect thing but a rather common one. I don't know where it is spoken most tho...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean it only works with nouns that are not ending on vowels and also not every noun works good. But I heard this from people all over Germany. Mostly in a mocking way, like someone was eating too much and complaining about stomach pain:
"Oh, tut dir der Bauchi weh?"

Other commonly used examples I can think of:

  • Lurch - Lurchi (amphibian)
  • Frisch - Froschi (frog)
  • Hund - Hundi (dog)
  • Mutter/Vater/Oma/Opa - Mutti/Vati/Omi/Opi (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've only ever really heard it for a handful of very specific nouns, like Maus -> Mausi as an affectionate nickname

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I just updated my answer with more examples but I think you are right with the nickname thing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like 'y' in English. Dog, doggy. Sam, Sammy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cat, catty would like a word ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

There are no innocent cats, that is the reason why there are no catties

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

By this reasoning the Saudi roysl family are chibi Sauds?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

What about handi?