DictionaryRoot: -y
English
-y
having, full of, or like
Forms
- -y
- -i- — Used before another ending when English spelling changes y to i.
Origin
From Old English -ig, an older Germanic descriptive ending.
Note
Its contribution ranges from containing something to merely resembling it.
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adjective
lucky
Having or bringing good fortune.
Etymology
Luck originally concerns fortune or chance. The adjective usually narrows this to favorable fortune, whether someone receives it or something is believed to bring it.
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