-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