-y
- little, dear: used in forming diminutives, nicknames, and terms of endearment [kitty, Billy, daddy]
- -ie (sense )
- having, full of, or characterized by: dirty, healthy
- rather, somewhat: yellowy, chilly, dusky
- inclined or tending to: drowsy, sticky
- suggestive of, somewhat like: wavy
- quality or condition: jealousy, zoanthropy
- a shop or goods of a (specified) kind: coopery
- a collective body of a (specified) kind: soldiery
See -y in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or -ey
suffix- Characterized by; consisting of: clayey.
a. Like: summery.
b. To some degree; somewhat; rather: chilly.
- Tending toward; inclined toward: sleepy.
suffix- Condition; state; quality: jealousy.
a. Activity: cookery.
b. Instance of a specified action: entreaty.
a. Place for an activity: cannery.
b. Result or product of an activity: laundry.
- Collection; body; group: soldiery.
or -ie
suffix- Small one: doggy.
- Dear one: sweetie.
- One having to do with or characterized by: townie.
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