"-ee" meaning in Yola

See -ee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-iː/ Forms: -ie [alternative], -y [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic *-g. Etymology templates: {{inh|yol|enm|-y}} Middle English -y, {{inh|yol|ang|-iġ}} Old English -iġ, {{inh|yol|gmw-pro|*-g}} Proto-West Germanic *-g Head templates: {{head|yol|suffix}} -ee
  1. Added to nouns to form adjectives.; -y Tags: morpheme
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "-y"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English -y",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "-iġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English -iġ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-g"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-g",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic *-g.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-y",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yol",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yola",
  "lang_code": "yol",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yola entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to nouns to form adjectives.; -y"
      ],
      "id": "en--ee-yol-suffix-CZIwrz1k",
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-iː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ee"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English -y",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "-iġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English -iġ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-g"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-g",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic *-g.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-y",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ee",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yol",
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        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yola entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yola lemmas",
        "Yola suffixes",
        "Yola terms derived from Middle English",
        "Yola terms derived from Old English",
        "Yola terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yola terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Yola terms inherited from Old English",
        "Yola terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to nouns to form adjectives.; -y"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-iː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ee"
}

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