-Y


Meaning of -Y in English

suffix

1.

(also -ey ) (in adjectives) full of; having the quality of :

dusty

clayey

2.

(in adjectives) tending to :

runny

sticky

3.

(in nouns) the action or process of :

inquiry

4.

(also -ie ) (in nouns, showing affection):

doggy

daddy

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.