"-y" meaning in All languages combined

See -y on Wiktionary

Suffix [Aléoute de Medny]

  1. Suffixe marquant l'impératif.
    Sense id: fr--y-mud-suffix-rCN2pese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Suffix [Anglais]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--y.wav Forms: -ies [plural]
  1. Suffixe de certains noms communs.
    Sense id: fr--y-en-suffix-HGtXklWD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Suffix [Anglais]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--y.wav Forms: -ies [plural]
  1. Suffixe qui forme des noms enfantins ou familiers.
    Sense id: fr--y-en-suffix-NKo2htK7 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Suffix [Anglais]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--y.wav Forms: -ier [comparative], -iest [superlative]
  1. Suffixe qui forme des adjectifs d’un nom commun, avec le sens « qui a la qualité de ».
    Sense id: fr--y-en-suffix-3MW0ZEkx Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -cy Synonyms (humanity): -ity Related terms: -ry, -ly Related terms (les sciences): -logy

Suffix [Français]

Forms: -ey, -ay
  1. Suffixe toponymique fréquent dans le nord de la France.
    Sense id: fr--y-fr-suffix-z3SiEjX1 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Suffixes en français, Français

Suffix [Gallo]

  1. Suffixe permettant de former des substantifs féminins à partir de mots finis en -ae, -é, -i et -u.
    Sense id: fr--y-gallo-suffix-S3HyxESJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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