-ey

See also: ey, EY, -ey-, and eþ

English

Suffix

-ey

Alternative form of -y
Alternative form of -ie

Anagrams

YE, Ye, ye

Manx

Suffix 1

Etymology

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

-ey

regular verbal noun ending

Derived terms

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Suffix 2

-ey

plural ending of certain nouns
plural ending of certain adjectives

Middle English

Suffix

-ey

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.

Portuguese

Suffix

-ey

Obsolete spelling of -ei

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