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Definitions of -y word
- suffix -y -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. 0
- suffix -y -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. 0
- suffix -y -y is added to a name or a noun in order to give it a more affectionate or familiar form. 0
- suffix forming adjectives -y characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling 0
- suffix forming adjectives -y tending to; acting or existing as specified 0
- suffix -y denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity 0
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Parts of speech for -y
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
-y popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
