Ey definition
Alternative form of -y.
suffix
Alternative form of -ie.
suffix
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(neologism) They (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
pronoun
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Noun
Singular:
ey
Plural:
eysOrigin of ey
- From Middle English ey, from Old English ǣġ ("egg"; ǣġru in the plural), from Proto-Germanic *ajjÄ…, *ajjaz (“egg"), from Proto-Indo-European *ōuyo-, *h₂ōwyóm (“egg"). Cognate with West Frisian aai (“egg"), Dutch ei (“egg"), German Low German Ei (“egg"), German Ei (“egg"), Danish æg (“egg"), Swedish ägg (“egg"), Icelandic egg (“egg"), Scottish Gaelic ugh (“egg"), Latin ōvum (“egg"). Was replaced by egg in the 16th century.
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- Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing the "th" from they.
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- Compare eyot.
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