-ty
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English -ty, from Old English -tiġ (“-ty”), from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz, plural of *teguz (“group of ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-, *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Cognate with Scots -ty (“-ty”), West Frisian -tich (“-ty”), Dutch -tig (“-ty”), German -zig (“-ty”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tigus, “group of ten, decade”). Related to ten.
SuffixEdit
-ty
- Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
multiples of ten
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tās, -tātem.
SuffixEdit
-ty
TranslationsEdit
-ity — see -ity
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
SuffixEdit
-ty
- Front vowel variant of -tu
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ty
- (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “-tī, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2Edit
SuffixEdit
-ty
- Alternative form of -te
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ty
- Forms passive participles, usually of -nąć stems and causes apophony of ą->ę
DeclensionEdit
Declension of -ty