-y
- Suffix. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning "having the quality of".
- Suffix. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".
- Suffix. Forming diminutive nouns.
- Suffix. Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
- Suffix. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.
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