-ey

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-ey

Type

suffix

Denotation

agent suffix denoting a recipient of an action; rare diminutive suffix

Etymology

variation of -ee from Middle English -ee, -ē; Anglo-Norman and Old French -ee, French -é, -ée

Evidence

attorney, chimney, journey, valley

See Also

-ee

Homographs

-ey, -ey, -ey