Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference

1. suffix forming adjectives: 1 from nouns and adjectives, meaning: a full of; having the quality of (messy; icy; horsy). b addicted to (boozy). 2 from verbs, meaning 'inclined to', 'apt to' (runny; sticky). Etymology: from or after OE - ig f. Gmc 2. suffix (also -ey, -ie) forming diminutive nouns, pet names, etc. (granny; Sally; nightie; Mickey). Etymology: ME (orig. Sc.) 3. suffix forming nouns denoting: 1 state, condition, or quality (courtesy; orthodoxy; modesty). 2 an action or its result (colloquy; remedy; subsidy). Etymology: from or after F -ie f. L -ia, -ium, Gk -eia, -ia: cf. -ACY, -ERY, -GRAPHY, and others Y 1. n. (also y) (pl. Ys or Y's) 1 the twenty-fifth letter of the alphabet. 2 (usu. y) Algebra the second unknown quantity. 3 Geom. the second coordinate. 4 a a Y-shaped thing, esp. an arrangement of lines, piping, roads, etc. b a forked clamp or support. 2. abbr. (also Y.) 1 yen. 2 Yeomanry. 3 US = YMCA, YWCA. 3. symb. Chem. the element yttrium.