-ey

See also: ey, EY, -ey-, and eþ

English

Suffix

-ey

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

Anagrams

• YE, Ye, ye

Icelandic

Etymology

Often said to derive from ey (“island”), but perhaps more likely from Old Norse ey (“luck, fortune”), from Proto-Germanic *awją.

Proper noun

-ey f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -eyjar)

1. suffix forming female given names

   ‎lauf (“leaf”) + ‎-ey → ‎Laufey

   ‎sól (“sun”) + ‎-ey → ‎Sóley

   ‎sigur (“victory”) + ‎-ey → ‎Sigurey

   ‎Þór (“Thor”) + ‎-ey → ‎Þórey

Declension

Declension of -ey (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	-ey
accusative	-eyju
dative	-eyju
genitive	-eyjar

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -ey

Bjargey

Daðey

Finney

Gísley

Ísey

Laufey

Logey

Marey

Rósey

Sigurey

Sóley

Valey

Þórey

Manx

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ey

1. regular verbal noun ending

Derived terms

Manx terms suffixed with -ey

dooney

fliaghey

jaaghey

Suffix

-ey

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ey

1. alternative form of -y (“-y”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ey

1. alternative form of -ien (infinitival suffix)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awjō.

Suffix

-ey

1. suffix that indicates an island

Portuguese

Suffix

-ey (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. obsolete spelling of -ei

Tagalog

Etymology

From -ay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈej/ [ˈeɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ej
• Syllabification: -ey

Suffix

-ey (Baybayin spelling ᜒᜌ᜔) (gay slang)

1. used to form gay slang terms

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey

havey

itey

waley

Anagrams

• ye

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـای (-ey, -ay), found in very few inherited words but later revived during the Turkish language reform to form neologisms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈej/

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u	e / i / ö / ü
-ay	-ey

-ey

1. Derives adjectives from nouns or verbs.

   ‎yat- (“to lie”) + ‎-ay → ‎yatay (“horizontal”)

2. Derives nouns from nouns or verbs.

   ‎dene- (“to try”) + ‎-ey → ‎deney (“experiment”)

   ‎yüz (“face”) + ‎-ey → ‎yüzey (“surface”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -ey

aday

deney

dışbükey

dikey

düşey

düzey

güney

içbükey

kolay

olay

yapay

yatay

yüzey

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “+(g)Ay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük