"drinky" meaning in English

See drinky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɪŋki/ Audio: En-au-drinky.ogg [Australia] Forms: drinkies [plural], drinkie [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋki Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *drinkaną Proto-Germanic *drunkiz Proto-West Germanic *drunki Old English drynċ Middle English drink English drink Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drinky From drink + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|drink<id:noun>|-y<id:diminutive><pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *drinkaną Proto-Germanic *drunkiz Proto-West Germanic *drunki Old English drynċ Middle English drink English drink Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drinky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*drunki", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "drynċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "drink", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "drink", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-i, *-ī", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-j-, *-ij-", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-j-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "drinky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="drinky"> From drink + -y (diminutive suffix)., {{ety|en|:af|drink<id:noun>|-y<id:diminutive><pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *drinkaną Proto-Germanic *drunkiz Proto-West Germanic *drunki Old English drynċ Middle English drink English drink Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drinky From drink + -y (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{en-noun}} drinky (plural drinkies)
  1. (slang, informal or childish) drink Tags: childish, informal, slang Derived forms: drinky bird, drinkypoo

Inflected forms

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