-Y


Meaning of -Y in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -i ]

( -ies, -ier, -iest)

1.

-y is added to nouns in order to form adjectives that describe something or someone as having the characteristics of what the noun refers to.

...a smoky pub.

...juicy red berries...

The process results in a much fruitier wine.

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2.

-y is added to colours in order to form adjectives that describe something as being roughly that colour or having some of that colour in it.

...a rich, reddy, brown wood...

Her eyes were a bluey-green colour.

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3.

-y is added to a name or a noun in order to give it a more affectionate or familiar form.

‘How are you, Mikey?’...

Move the little doggy.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.