-ey

See also: ey, EY, -ey-, and eþ

English

Suffix

-ey

1. Alternative form of -y
2. Alternative form of -ie
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Old Norse suffix for placenames meaning "island", as in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Chausey or Surtsey (see ey).

Anagrams

• YE, Ye, ye

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Manx

Etymology

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

-ey

1. regular verbal noun ending

Derived terms

► Manx words suffixed with -ey

Suffix 2

-ey

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

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Middle English

Suffix

-ey

1. Alternative form of -y.

References

• “-i, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-i(e, (suf.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ey

1. Obsolete spelling of -ei