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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ey1 : - var. of -y 1, esp. after y: clayey.
-ey2 : - var. of -y 2, esp. after y.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ey suffix - a variant of -y1, -y2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -y, -ey suffix forming adjectives - (from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling: sunny, sandy, smoky, classy
- (from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified: leaky, shiny
Etymology: from Old English -ig, -ǣg -y, -ie, -ey suffix informal - denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity: a doggy, a granny, Jamie
- a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being: a groupie, a fatty
Etymology: 14th Century: from Scottish -ie, -y, familiar suffix occurring originally in names, as in Jamie (James) -y suffix forming nouns - (from verbs) indicating the act of doing what is indicated by the verbal element: inquiry
- (esp with combining forms of Greek, Latin, or French origin) indicating state, condition, or quality: geography, jealousy
Etymology: from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia |