-ey Morpheme -ey Type suffix Denotation adjective suffix denoting “full of, characterized by, inclined to” Etymology variant of -y; Middle English -y, -ig, -i, -ich, -iȝ; Old English -iġ Evidence cakey, mopey, pokey, wavey See Also -y Homographs -ey, -ey, -ey Share on FacebookTweetSave