-by

See also: Appendix:Variations of "by"

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

Suffix

-by (proper noun-forming suffix)

1. (in place names) Habitation.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -by

Grimsby

Kirby

Kirkby

Moresby

Newby

quisby

rudesby

Rugby

Shelby

Whitby

Anagrams

• YB, Yb, yb

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *byti

Proto-Slavic *by

Old Polish by

Old Polish -by

From by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bi/

Suffix

-by

1. Conditional mood marker

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -by

aczby

aczciby

aczkoliby

aczliby

alećby

ależby

aliby

aliżby

azaby

azaliby

azaćby

azażby

aćby

ażby

ażciby

bądźby

gdyby

jakby

jakżeby

żeby

Descendants

• Polish: -by

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *byti

Proto-Slavic *by

Old Polish by

Old Polish -by

Polish -by

Inherited from Old Polish -by, from by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɘ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɘ
• Syllabification: -by

Suffix

-by

1. conditional mood marker

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -by

aniżeliby

ażby

ażeby

bodajby

chociażby

chociejby

choćby

czyżby

gdyby

iżby

jakby

jakżeby

jesceby

jeszczećby

jeśliby

jeżeliby

kezby

kieby

niechby

niźliby

niżby

niżeliby

toby

zaćby

żeby

Further reading

• “-by”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)