后缀：-y ①[形容词后缀]

表示多...的、有...的、如...的、属于...的（大多数加在单音节名词之后）

rainy 下雨的

windy 有风的

sunny 阳光充足的

hilly 多小山的

rosy 玫瑰色的

woody 树木茂密的

snowy 多雪的

silvery 似银的

smoky 多烟的

bloody 血的，流血的

watery 多水的，如水的

silky 丝一样的

wintery 冬天（似）的

sleepy 想睡的

earthy 泥土似的

greeny 略呈绿色的

trustry 可信赖的

homey 像家一样的

inky 有墨迹的

hairy 多毛的

icy 似冰的，多冰的

wordy 多言的

woolly 多羊毛的

cloudy 多云的

[注]在以y或o为结尾的词之后，则作-ey，如skyey天空的，天蓝色的，clayey（多）粘土的，mosquitoey蚊子多的

②[名词后缀]

1、构成抽象名词，表示性质、状态、情况、行为

difficulty 困难

discovery 发现

soldiery 军事训练

inquiry 询问，打听

burglary 夜盗行为

bastardy 私生子身份

mastery 精通，掌握

beggary 乞丐生涯，行乞

modesty 谦虚，虚心

jealousy 妒忌，猜忌

injury 伤害，损害

monotony 单音，单调

2、表示人或物

lefty 左撇子

fatty 胖子

darky 黑人

oldy 老人

newsy 报童

nighty 妇女（或孩子）穿的睡衣

towny 城里人，镇民

shorty 矮子

cabby 出租车驾驶人

smithy 铁匠，锻工

sweety 糖果，蜜饯

parky 公园管理人

whitey 白人

3、表示小称及爱称（在一部分词中与-ie通用）

doggy （=doggie）小狗

pitggy （=piggie）小猪

kitty 小猫

missy 小姑娘，小姐

daddy 爸爸，爹爹

granny （=grannie）奶奶

aunty （=auntie） 阿姨

maidy 小女孩

词根词缀：agra-

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: from ager to agri and agrarius, of the land; land, fields

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】agral, agrarian, agrarianism, agrarianization, agrarianly

词根词缀：agrest-

【来源及含义】Latin: rustic, rural; pertaining to the fields; from ager then agrestis, "field"

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】agrestal, agrested, agrestial, agrestian, agrestic, agrestical

词根词缀：agri-, agrio-, ager

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: fields; wild, savage; living in the fields, via ager, agri.

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; myso-; lut-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】agrarian, agrarianism, agrarianization, agrarianly, agribusiness, agricere

词根词缀：agro-

【来源及含义】Greek: land, soil, field, fields; earth; wild, as one who lives in the fields; wildness; savage, savageness

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】Agrobacterium, agrobacterium, agrobiologist, agrobiology, agrobusiness, agrochemical

词根词缀：argill-, argillo-

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: clay

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】argillaceous, argillaceous rock, argillation, argillic, argillic alteration, argillic horizon

词根词缀：choro-, chor-

【来源及含义】Greek: place, space, land; country, district

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】chorographer, chorographic, chorographical, chorographically, chorography, chorological

词根词缀：chthon-

【来源及含义】Greek: earth, of the earth, soil, dirt

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】allochthon, allochthonous coal, allochthonous stream, allochthonous, antichthon, antichthones

词根词缀：epeiro-, epeir-, epiro-, epir-

【来源及含义】Greek: land; mainland; continent

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】epeiric, epeiric sea, epeirogenesis, epeirogenic, epeirogeny

词根词缀：geo-, ge-

【来源及含义】Greek: earth, land, soil; world; Gaia (Greek), Gaea (Latin), "earth goddess"

【相关词根词缀】Available for further enlightenment: the Earth, Words from the Myths.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

【同源单词】ageotropic, ageotropism, agrogeological, agrogeologist, agrogeology, amphigean