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Etymology 1

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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.

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-ty

  1. A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.
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terms derived using -ty (multiples of ten)
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tās, -tātem.

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-ty

  1. Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives.
    subtle + ‎-ty → ‎subtlety
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Finnish

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. Front vowel variant of -tu

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Guaraní

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-ty

  1. Used to form collective nouns

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz.

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)
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Descendants
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  • English: -ty
  • Scots: -ty
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. Alternative form of -te

Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tъ.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /tɘ/
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    • Rhymes:
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    • Homophone: ty

    Suffix

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    -ty

    1. forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or -ą stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ą->ę
      bić + ‎-ty → ‎bity
      szyć + ‎-ty → ‎szyty
      czuć + ‎-ty → ‎czuty
      zgiąć + ‎-ty → ‎zgięty
      zamknąć + ‎-ty → ‎zamknięty

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    Further reading

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    • -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN