-sy

suffix

Suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes diminutive and usually informal or jocular.

“Betsy; footsy; mumsy; Patsy; popsy; tootsy”

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Meanings

suffix

alternative -sie

  1. Suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes diminutive and usually informal or jocular.

    Betsy; footsy; mumsy; Patsy; popsy; tootsy

    1 more example

    artsy (or art + -s + -y); cutesy; limpsy; mumsy; pudsy; teensy (from tiny)

Origin

Perhaps originally two distinct suffixes, one diminutive and the other adjectival; sources of both are uncertain. If so, then equivalent to -s + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

-sy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sy

MLA

“-sy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-sy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sy.

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