英语词汇“-ey”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

-ey¹ :

var. of -y ¹, esp. after y: clayey.

-ey² :

var. of -y ², esp. after y.

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-ey suffix

a variant of -y¹, -y²

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-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

单词	-ey
释义	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
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