-ey

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See also: ey, EY, -ey-, and eþ

English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. Alternative form of -y
  2. Alternative form of -ie

Anagrams[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. suffix that indicates an island.

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + Proto-Celtic *-tus. (compare Irish -adh).

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. regular verbal noun ending

Derived terms[edit]

Manx terms suffixed with -ey

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. plural ending of certain nouns
  2. plural ending of certain adjectives

Middle English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. Alternative form of -y (“-y”)

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *awjō.

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. suffix that indicates an island.

Portuguese[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ey

  1. Obsolete spelling of -ei

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From -ay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔej/, [ˈʔɛɪ̯]

Verb[edit]

-ey (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔)

  1. (gay slang) used to form gay slang terms

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey
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