-ey

English

Suffix

-ey

1. Alternative form of -y.
2. Alternative form of -ie.
3. Old Norse suffix for placenames meaning "island", like in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney or Surtsey (see ey).

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish -ad (compare Irish -adh).

Suffix

-ey

1. regular verbal noun ending
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Derived terms