-ey

Morpheme

-ey

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix

Etymology

variant of -ee, from (1) French -é, -ée and (2) Middle English -ee, -ē; Anglo-Norman -ee; Old French -ee; Latin -ātam, from -āta, from -ātus

Evidence

abbey, attorney, chimney, journey, valley

See Also

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Homographs

-ey, -ey, -ey

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