English Dictionary

-y

suffix

Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality. / Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.

Happiness is a state of mind.

意味（1）

Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.

modest + -y → modesty

意味（2）

Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.

Italy, Germany, Saxony, Hungary, Sicily, Lombardy, Tuscany, Albany, Brittany, Gascony, Burgundy, Picardy, Normandy, Romandy, Savoy, Muscovy, Tartary, Arcady, Thessaly, Troy, Turkey.