"-ey" meaning in All languages combined

See -ey on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ey, {{en-suffix}} -ey
  1. Alternative form of -y Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -y
    Sense id: en--ey-en-suffix-5lT~Fz0e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Alternative form of -ie Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ie
    Sense id: en--ey-en-suffix-PiL4qPcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Proper name [Icelandic]

Forms: -forming suffix [proper-noun], -eyjar [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ey [indefinite, nominative, singular], -eyju [accusative, indefinite, singular], -eyju [dative, indefinite, singular], -eyjar [genitive, indefinite, singular]
Etymology: Often said to derive from ey (“island”), but perhaps more likely from Old Norse ey (“luck, fortune”), from Proto-Germanic *awją. Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|ey||luck, fortune}} Old Norse ey (“luck, fortune”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*awją}} Proto-Germanic *awją Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} -ey f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -eyjar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f.proper.j.acc+datju}}
  1. suffix forming female given names Tags: feminine, proper-noun
    Sense id: en--ey-is-name-L~9HDDxc Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 3 3 35 1 2 1 10 16 11 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 34 1 2 1 10 16 11 11 5 5

Suffix [Manx]

Etymology: From Old Irish -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + Proto-Celtic *-tus. (compare Irish -adh). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|-ad}} Old Irish -ad, {{der|gv|cel-pro|*-tus}} Proto-Celtic *-tus, {{cog|ga|-adh}} Irish -adh Head templates: {{head|gv|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=|g=|g2=}} -ey, {{gv-suffix|i}} -ey
  1. regular verbal noun ending Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-gv-suffix-xYdlQZjS Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43

Suffix [Manx]

Etymology: From Old Irish -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + Proto-Celtic *-tus. (compare Irish -adh). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|-ad}} Old Irish -ad, {{der|gv|cel-pro|*-tus}} Proto-Celtic *-tus, {{cog|ga|-adh}} Irish -adh Head templates: {{head|gv|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=|g=|g2=}} -ey, {{gv-suffix|i}} -ey
  1. plural ending of certain nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-gv-suffix-~~6~XbSn Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43
  2. plural ending of certain adjectives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-gv-suffix-fLAQRucY Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ey
  1. Alternative form of -y (“-y”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -y (extra: -y)
    Sense id: en--ey-enm-suffix-ffdGM~aG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Old Norse]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *awjō. Etymology templates: {{der|non|gem-pro|*awjō}} Proto-Germanic *awjō Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -ey
  1. suffix that indicates an island. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-non-suffix-bHIPXqjl Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|suffix|||||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=ey}} -ey, {{pt-suffix|verb|ey}} -ey
  1. Obsolete spelling of -ei. Tags: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Alternative form of: -ei

Suffix [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈej/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈeɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜒᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ej Etymology: From -ay. Head templates: {{tl-head|suffix|b=+}} -ey (Baybayin spelling ᜒᜌ᜔), {{tlb|tl|gay slang}} (gay slang)
  1. used to form gay slang terms Tags: morpheme, slang

Suffix [Turkish]

IPA: /ˈej/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -ay [back-vowel-harmony], -ey [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish ـای (-ey, -ay), found in very few inherited words but later revived during the Turkish language reform to form neologisms. Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|ـای|tr=-ey, -ay}} Ottoman Turkish ـای (-ey, -ay) Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -ey, {{tr-suffix|adjective|noun}} -ey
  1. Derives adjectives from nouns or verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-tr-suffix-Zbp7iMY- Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. Derives nouns from nouns or verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ey-tr-suffix-6extsZUL Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
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      "args": {
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        "cat3": "",
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    }
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        "5": "luck, fortune"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-eyju",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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        "1": "f.proper.j.acc+datju"
      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
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        {
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          "_dis": "2 2 34 1 2 1 10 16 11 11 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "lauf (“leaf”) + -ey → Laufey",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sól (“sun”) + -ey → Sóley",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sigur (“victory”) + -ey → Sigurey",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Þór (“Thor”) + -ey → Þórey",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ]
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -ad",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*-tus"
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{
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  "lang": "Middle English",
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        }
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    }
  ],
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}

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        "suffix that indicates an island."
      ],
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        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

{
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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}

{
  "etymology_text": "From -ay.",
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      "form": "ᜒᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    }
  ],
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    },
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
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          "source": "w"
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        "used to form gay slang terms"
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        "morpheme",
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        "LGBT"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ej"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ey"
}

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        "3": "ـای",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish ـای (-ey, -ay)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish ـای (-ey, -ay), found in very few inherited words but later revived during the Turkish language reform to form neologisms.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "Floating Div",
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    },
    {
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}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'E / İ / Ö / Ü'",
  "path": [
    "-ey"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ey",
  "trace": ""
}

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