-ey
- Alternative form of-y(adjectival suffix).
-ey
- Alternative form of-y /ie(diminutive suffix).
Often said to derive fromey(“island”), but perhaps more likely fromOld Norseey(“luck, fortune”), fromProto-Germanic*awją.[1][2]
-ey f (proper noun-forming suffix,proper noun,genitive singular-eyjar)
- suffix forming female given names
- lauf(“leaf”) + -ey → Laufey
- sól(“sun”) + -ey → Sóley
- sigur(“victory”) + -ey → Sigurey
- Þór(“Thor”) + -ey → Þórey
Declension of-ey (sg-only feminine)| indefinite singular |
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| nominative | -ey |
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| accusative | -eyju |
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| dative | -eyju |
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| genitive | -eyjar |
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- ^Guðrún Kvaran (2011),Nöfn Íslendinga (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: Forlagið,→ISBN
- ^Judith Ahrholdt (2004–2024),Nordic Names[1]
FromOld Irish-ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems +Proto-Celtic*-tus. (compareIrish-adh).
-ey
- regularverbal noun ending
-ey
- plural ending of certain nouns
- plural ending of certain adjectives
-ey
- alternative form of-y(“-y”)
-ey
- alternative form of-ien(infinitival suffix)
-ey (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- obsolete spelling of-ei
From-ay.
-ey (Baybayin spellingᜒᜌ᜔)(gayslang)
- used to form gay slang terms
FromOttoman Turkishـای(-ey, -ay), found in very few inherited words but later revived during theTurkish language reform to form neologisms.
| preceding vowel |
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| a / ı / o / u | e / i / ö / ü |
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| -ay | -ey |
-ey
- Derives adjectives from nouns or verbs.
- yat-(“to lie”) + -ay → yatay(“horizontal”)
- Derives nouns from nouns or verbs.
- dene-(“to try”) + -ey → deney(“experiment”)
- yüz(“face”) + -ey → yüzey(“surface”)
