Morpheme
-y
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) noun suffix denoting a state, condition, or quality; (2) adjective suffix denoting “related to a state, condition, or quality”
Etymology
Middle English -y, -ie, -ee, -e; Anglo-Norman and Middle French -ie, -é; Latin -ia; Ancient Greek -íā, -eíā; sometimes via Latinized forms of Greek -ion
Evidence
antipathy, armory, army, bakery, contumely, -cracy, divvy, Germany, hermitry, history, homily, Italy, jewelry, modesty, orthodoxy, pastry, porphyry, promontory, savory, scullery, therapy, victory
