Definitions For Ey

Etymology 1

From Middle English ei, ey, from {{inh, en, ang, ǣġ}}, from {{inh, en, gmw-pro, aij}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *ajją}}, from {{inh, en, ine-pro, *h₂ōwyóm}}. {{doublet, en, egg, huevo, oeuf, ovum}}. This native {{m+, en, -}} form was displaced by the {{m+, non, -}}–derived egg in the 16th century, most likely due to its clashing with the word eye, wherewith it had come to be a homonym.

Noun

{{en-noun, eyren}} (obsolete) An egg. dated since the 16th century

Related terms

Cockney

Etymology 2

{{coin, en, Christine M. Elverson, in=1975, nobycat=1}} by removing the "th" from they.

Pronunciation

{{enPR, ā}}, /eɪ/ {{homophones, en, a}} {{rhymes, en, eɪ}}

Pronoun

{{en-pron, desc=third-person singular, nominative case, accusative, em, possessive adjective, eir, possessive noun, eirs, reflexive, emself}} (rare, appendix:glossary#epicene, epicene, nonstandard) {{non-gloss definition, A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called {{w, Spivak pronouns}}, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.}}

Synonyms

e see appendix:english third-person singular pronouns

Etymology 3

{{word, en, ine, h₂ékʷeh₂}} From Middle English ei, i, ie, from {{inh, en, ang, īeġ, ēġ}}, īġ, īeġ, from {{inh, en, gmw-pro, auwju}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *awjō, , watery land, floodplain, island}}, earlier , *agwjō ~ , *ahwjō, lit=(that which is) of the water, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *h₂ékʷeh₂, , flowing water}} {{suf, nocat=1, ine-pro, , *-yos, alt2=*-yeh₂}}.

Noun

EY (plural EYs) (UK) A small island formed by the buildup of silt or gravel at the confluence of two rivers or streams. A place that has a name ending in "-ey" because it is or was located at such an island.

Related terms

ea eyot island

See also

suffix -ey ey up {{i, probably etymologically unrelated}}

Anagrams

YE, Ye, ye