"-ey" meaning in Icelandic

See -ey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

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

Download JSON data for -ey meaning in Icelandic (0.8kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "ey"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ey",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*awjō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *awjō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ey",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix that indicates an island."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ey"
}
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "ey"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ey",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*awjō"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ey",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic suffixes",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
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        "suffix that indicates an island."
      ],
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      ]
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