-ey

See also: ey, EY, -ey-, and eþ

English

Suffix

-ey

  1. Alternative form of -y
  2. Alternative form of -ie
  3. Old Norse suffix for placenames meaning "island", like in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Chausey or Surtsey (see ey).

Anagrams

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

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ey

  1. Obsolete spelling of -ei
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