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English
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
Suffix
-by
- (in place names) Habitation.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Old Polish
Etymology
From by.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-by
- Conditional mood marker
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -by, from by.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ
- Syllabification: by
Suffix
-by
- conditional mood marker
Derived terms
Further reading
- -by in Polish dictionaries at PWN