单词 | -y |
释义 | -y 1. suffix forming adjectives:   1. from nouns and adjectives, meaning: a full of; having the quality of (messy; icy; horsy). b addicted to (boozy).   2. from verbs, meaning 'inclined to', 'apt to' (runny; sticky). Etymology: from or after OE - ig f. Gmc 2. suffix (also -ey, -ie) forming diminutive nouns, pet names, etc. (granny; Sally; nightie; Mickey). Etymology: ME (orig. Sc.) 3. suffix forming nouns denoting:   1. state, condition, or quality (courtesy; orthodoxy; modesty).   2. an action or its result (colloquy; remedy; subsidy). Etymology: from or after F -ie f. L -ia, -ium, Gk -eia, -ia: cf. -ACY, -ERY, -GRAPHY, and others |
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