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-ey
-ey
English
Suffix
-ey
- Alternative form of -y
- Alternative form of -ie
- 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
- regular verbal noun ending
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Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Manx_words_suffixed_with_-ey'>Manx words suffixed with -ey</a>