-by

See also: by, BY, by-, by., .by, b'y, and bý

English

Etymology

From Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

Suffix

-by

  1. (in place names) habitation

Anagrams

Polish

Suffix

-by

  1. conditional mood marker

Usage notes

May be attached to verbs in the past tense, some conjunctions (gdyby, jeśliby) or used as a stand-alone particle, see by.

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