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What (who) is -y - definition

WORD MODIFIED TO CONVEY A SLIGHTER DEGREE OF ITS ROOT MEANING
Diminutives; -let; -ling; -ette; -y; -ie; Diminuitive; Diminuitives; Diminutive suffix; Diminutive form; English diminutive; Double diminutive; Chinese diminutives; Chinese diminutive; Italian diminutive; Diminutive (linguistics)

-y         
(-ier, -iest)
1.
-y is added to nouns in order to form adjectives that describe something or someone as having the characteristics of what the noun refers to.
...a smoky pub.
...juicy red berries...
The process results in a much fruitier wine.
SUFFIX
2.
-y is added to colours in order to form adjectives that describe something as being roughly that colour or having some of that colour in it.
...a rich, reddy, brown wood...
Her eyes were a bluey-green colour.
SUFFIX
3.
-y is added to a name or a noun in order to give it a more affectionate or familiar form.
'How are you, Mikey?'...
Move the little doggy.
SUFFIX
-y         
-y1
¦ suffix forming adjectives:
1. (from nouns and adjectives) full of; having the quality of: messy.
with derogatory reference: boozy.
2. (from verbs) apt to: sticky.
Origin
OE -ig, of Gmc origin.
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-y2
(also -ey or -ie)
¦ suffix forming diminutive nouns, pet names, etc.: aunty.
?forming verbs: shinny.
Origin
ME: orig. Scots.
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-y3
¦ suffix forming nouns:
1. denoting a state or quality: jealousy.
2. denoting an action or its result: victory.
Origin
from Fr. -ie, from L. -ia, -ium, or Gk -eia, -ia.
Ý         
LETTER OF THE LATIN ALPHABET
U+00DD; Y acute; Y with acute; ´Y; ´y
Ý (ý) is a letter of Old Norse, Old Castillian, Old Astur-Leonese, Icelandic and Faroese alphabets, as well as in Turkmen language. In Czech and Slovak languages it represents a long form of the vowel y.

Wikipedia

Diminutive

A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A diminutive form (abbreviated DIM) is a word-formation device used to express such meanings. In many languages, diminutives are word forms that are formed from the root word by affixation. In most languages, diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as "Tiny Tim", or "Little Dorrit". Diminutives are often employed as nicknames and pet names when speaking to small children and when expressing extreme tenderness and intimacy to an adult. The opposite of the diminutive form is the augmentative.

In most languages that form diminutives by affixation, this is a productive part of the language. For example, in Spanish gordo can be a nickname for someone who is overweight, and by adding an -ito suffix, it becomes gordito which is more affectionate. A double diminutive (example in Polish: dzwondzwonekdzwoneczek; example in Italian: casacasettacasettina) is a diminutive form with two diminutive suffixes rather than one. While many languages apply a grammatical diminutive to nouns, a few – including Slovak, Dutch, Spanish, Latin, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Russian and Estonian – also use it for adjectives (in Polish: słodkisłodziutkisłodziuteńki) and even other parts of speech (Ukrainian спатиспаткиспатоньки — to sleep or Slovak spaťspinkaťspinuškať — to sleep, bežaťbežkať — to run). In English, the alteration of meaning is often conveyed through clipping, making the words shorter and more colloquial. Diminutives formed by adding affixes in other languages are often longer and (as colloquial) not necessarily understood.

Diminutives in isolating languages may grammaticalize strategies other than suffixes or prefixes. In Mandarin Chinese, for example, other than the nominal prefix 小 xiǎo and nominal suffixes 儿/兒 -r and 子 -zi, reduplication is a productive strategy, e.g., 舅舅 and 看看. In formal Mandarin usage, the use of diminutives is relatively infrequent, as they tend to be considered to be rather colloquial than formal. Some Wu Chinese dialects use a tonal affix for nominal diminutives; that is, diminutives are formed by changing the tone of the word.

In some contexts, diminutives are also employed in a pejorative sense to denote that someone or something is weak or childish. For example, one of the last Western Roman emperors was Romulus Augustus, but his name was diminuted to "Romulus Augustulus" to express his powerlessness.

Examples of use of -y
1. CALIFORNIA Democrats – Baca, Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, Y; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Richardson, Y; Roybal–Allard, Y; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, Y; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.
2. CALIFORNIA Democrats – Baca, Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, Y; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, X (the speaker by tradition often does not vote); Roybal–Allard, Y; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, Y; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.
3. CALIFORNIA Democrats – Baca, Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, X; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, X; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Richardson, Y; Roybal–Allard, Y; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, X; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, Y; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, X.
4. CALIFORNIA Democrats _ Baca, Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, Y; Lee, N; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; Millender–McDonald, Y; Miller, George, N; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Roybal–Allard, Y; SAnchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, N; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.
5. CALIFORNIA Democrats _ Baca, N; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, N; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, N; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, Y; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; Millender–McDonald, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Roybal–Allard, Y; SAnchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, Y; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.