English Explanatory Dictionary

-sy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes diminutive and usually informal or jocular.

Word forms

-sy -sie

Etymology

Perhaps originally two distinct suffixes, one diminutive and the other adjectival; sources of both are uncertain. If so, then equivalent to -s + -y.

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