-ey
suff.（后缀）
suff.（后缀）
- Variant of -y 1
-y的变体1
-ey
suffix
a variant of -y1, -y2
-y1 or -ey
suffix forming adjectives
(from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling
⇒
sunny
⇒
sandy
⇒
smoky
⇒
classy
(from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified
⇒
leaky
⇒
shiny
Origin
from Old English -ig, -ǣg-y2 or -ie or -ey
suffix
informal.denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity
⇒
a doggy
⇒
a granny
⇒
Jamie
a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being
⇒
a groupie
⇒
a fatty
Origin
C14: from Scottish -ie, -y, familiar suffix occurring originally in names, as in Jamie (James)-ey1
1
variant of -y1, especially after y: clayey.
-ey2
1
variant of -y2, especially after y.
-eyI.
variant of -y1, used especially after y, as in clayey.
II.
variant of -y2, used especially after y.
-ey
⇨ see -y
⇨ see -y
-ey
suffix
- variant spelling of -
Y2 (as in Charley, Limey).同 -Y2 （如Charley, Limey）。
1
2
-ey
suffix forming adjectives from nouns. full of; containing; like _____: Clayey = like or containing clay. Gooey = like goo.
[variant of -y1]
-ey
— see -y, -ie
— see -y, -ie
-ey
Suffix
- Alternative form of -y
- Alternative form of -ie
- Old Norse suffix for placenames meaning "island", like in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney or Surtsey (see ey).