-y
English
urediPronunciation
urediAlternative forms
urediEtymology 1
urediFrom Srednji Engleski -y, -i, from Stari Engleski -iġ (“-y, -ic”, suffix), from Pra-Zapadno Germanski *-g, from Pra-Germanski *-īgaz (“-y, -ic”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ikos, *-iḱos (“-y, -ic”).
Cognate with Škotski -ie (“-y”), West Frisian -ich (“-y”), Holandski -ig (“-y”), Low German -ig (“-y”), Nemački -ig (“-y”), Švedski -ig (“-y”), Gotski -𐌹𐌲𐍃 (-igs, “-y”), Latinski -icus (“-y, -ic”), Antički Grčki -ικός (-ikós), Sanskrt -इक (-ika). Dubleti of -ac and -ic.
Suffix
uredi-y
- Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”.
- 2003, Cory Doctorow, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom[1], Macmillan, →ISBN:
- Tim keeps trying to make it all more impressionistic, less computer-y.
- Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".
Usage notes
uredi- This suffix is very productive and can be added to almost any word. When the resulting word is not perceived to be an established or formal word (but rather a nonce word or a casualism), a hyphen is often used before the suffix (sandcastle → sandcastle-y); this is sometimes also used when an established term is used very literally, as a form of clarification (fuzz → fuzz-y (“fuzz-like”), distinct from fuzzy (“covered in fuzz”)). A few long-established words ending with this suffix have distinctive spellings, such as wintry and fiery, which English learners might misspell as *wintery and *firey.
Synonyms
uredi- (form “having quality of” adjectives, denoting “involving the referent”): -al, -an, -ial, -ian, -ly, -ous
- (form “having quality of” adjectives, denoting “analogous to the referent”): -esque, -ish, -like, -ly, -oid
Antonyms
uredi- (antonym(s) of “form “having quality of” adjectives”): -less
Translations
urediNote: translations of English words ending in -y do not necessarily end in the suffixes listed below.
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Etymology 2
urediCognate with Škotski -ie, being inherited directly from the same source Srednji Engleski -ie, -i, from Stari Engleski -iġ (“-ie, -y”, diminutive suffix), from Pra-Zapadno Germanski *-ij-, *-j- (diminutive suffix). Compare Holandski -je (diminutive suffix), German Low German -je (diminutive suffix), Nemački -i (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Forming diminutive nouns.
- Forming familiar names, pet names, nicknames and terms of endearment.
Synonyms
urediTranslations
urediNote: translations of English words ending in -y do not necessarily end in the suffixes listed below.
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Etymology 3
urediFrom Srednji Engleski -y, -ie, -ee, -e, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French -ie and -é, from Latinski -ia, -ium, -tās, Antički Grčki -ίᾱ (-íā), -ειᾰ (-eia), -ιον (-ion). Cognate (as far as Latinski -ia is involved) with Nemački -ei and Holandski -ij.
Suffix
uredi-y
- Forming abstract nouns denoting a condition, quality, or state.
- Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.
Derived terms
urediTranslations
urediNote: translations of English words ending in -y do not necessarily end in the suffixes listed below.
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Derived terms
urediAfar
urediEtymology 1
urediPronunciation
urediClitic
uredi-y
- Used to form an interrogative copulative sentence: is it?
- Qafár af macáy? ― What is the Afar language?
Etymology 2
urediPronunciation
urediClitic
uredi-y
Usage notes
uredi- When following a short vowel, -y lengthens that vowel:
- gaalá (“camel”) + -y → gaaláay (“and the camels”)
References
urediAsturian
urediAlternative forms
urediPronunciation
urediPronoun
uredi-y
Usage notes
urediIt is always spelled with the hyphen, unlike other pronouns in the language.
Related terms
urediCzech
urediSuffix
urediDerived terms
urediFurther reading
urediEgyptian
urediPronunciation
urediEtymology 1
urediSuffix
uredi- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Forms the plural imperative of verbs, particularly weak verbs.
- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Optionally used to form the subjunctive of weak verbs.
Usage notes
urediThe plural imperative can also appear without this suffix, in a form identical to the singular imperative.
Etymology 2
urediSuffix
uredi- Forms agent nouns from verbs.
Etymology 3
urediSuffix
uredi- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Optionally marks the masculine imperfective active participle, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Alternative forms
urediEtymology 4
urediSuffix
uredi- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Optionally marks the masculine singular perfective passive participle of strong verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Alternative forms
urediEtymology 5
urediSuffix
uredi- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Optionally marks the perfective passive participle of weak verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Optionally marks the perfective relative form of weak verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
- (Late Egyptian) Marks the perfective passive participle of mostly third-weak transitive verbs, following the stem.
- (Late Egyptian) Occasionally marks the perfective active participle of mostly third-weak transitive verbs, following the stem.
Alternative forms
urediEtymology 6
urediSuffix
uredi- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) Rarely marks the imperfective relative form of all verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Alternative forms
urediReferences
uredi- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 328–329, 354.
- Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 66
Finnish
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Front vowel variant of -u.
Declension
urediInflection of -y (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | -y | -yt | |
genitive | -yn | -yjen | |
partitive | -yä | -yjä | |
illative | -yyn | -yihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | -y | -yt | |
accusative | nom. | -y | -yt |
gen. | -yn | ||
genitive | -yn | -yjen | |
partitive | -yä | -yjä | |
inessive | -yssä | -yissä | |
elative | -ystä | -yistä | |
illative | -yyn | -yihin | |
adessive | -yllä | -yillä | |
ablative | -yltä | -yiltä | |
allative | -ylle | -yille | |
essive | -ynä | -yinä | |
translative | -yksi | -yiksi | |
abessive | -yttä | -yittä | |
instructive | — | -yin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Inflection of -y (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | -y | -yt | |
genitive | -yn | -yjen -yiden -yitten | |
partitive | -yä | -yjä -yitä | |
illative | -yyn | -yihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | -y | -yt | |
accusative | nom. | -y | -yt |
gen. | -yn | ||
genitive | -yn | -yjen -yiden -yitten | |
partitive | -yä | -yjä -yitä | |
inessive | -yssä | -yissä | |
elative | -ystä | -yistä | |
illative | -yyn | -yihin | |
adessive | -yllä | -yillä | |
ablative | -yltä | -yiltä | |
allative | -ylle | -yille | |
essive | -ynä | -yinä | |
translative | -yksi | -yiksi | |
abessive | -yttä | -yittä | |
instructive | — | -yin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Lower Sorbian
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Alternative form of -i (used after “hard” consonants).
Middle English
urediEtymology 1
urediFrom Stari Engleski -iġ, from Pra-Zapadno Germanski *-g, from Pra-Germanski *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Dubleti of -ik.
Alternative forms
urediPronunciation
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by being appended to a noun.
Derived terms
urediDescendants
urediReferences
uredi- “-i,” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
- “-i(e” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
Etymology 2
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Alternative form of -yf
Etymology 3
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Alternative form of -ie
Northern Ohlone
urediAlternative forms
uredi- -i (“after consonants”)
Suffix
uredi-y (plural -iṭ)
- Used to form the imperative mood of verbs
References
urediMaría de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)[2], Unpublished
Old Polish
urediEtymology
urediDerived od Pra-Slovenski *-ъjь, the definite form of hard-stem adjectives. See *jь.
Pronunciation
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- forms adjectives
Derived terms
urediPolish
urediEtymology
urediNasleđeno od Old Polish -y.
Pronunciation
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- nominative plural ending of some masculine nouns.
- vocative plural ending of some masculine nouns.
- genitive singular ending of some feminine nouns.
- nominative plural ending of some feminine nouns.
- accusative plural ending of some feminine nouns.
- vocative plural ending of some feminine nouns.
- personal, animate, and inanimate masculine nominative singular ending of some adjectives.
- personal, animate, and inanimate masculine vocative singular ending of some adjectives.
- inanimate masculine accusative singular ending of some adjectives.
- personal masculine nominative plural ending of some adjectives.
- personal masculine vocative plural ending of some adjectives.
Derived terms
urediQuechua
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Infinitive marker.
- mikhuy (“to eat”)
- Nominalizes verbs. The act of doing something. "-ing."
- pampachay (“pardon, remission”)
- Indicates first-person singular possessive.
- Conjugative suffix for the second-person imperative mood.
Scots
urediSuffix
uredi-y
- Alternative form of -ie
References
uredi- “-y, suff.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.