-ty

See also: ty, Ty, ty., .ty, Tý, tŷ, tỷ, and Tỵ

English

Etymology 1

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.

Suffix

-ty

  1. Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ty

  1. Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
    ‎subtle + ‎-ty → ‎subtlety
Translations
English terms suffixed with -ty

Anagrams

Finnish

Suffix

-ty

  1. Front vowel variant of -tu

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiː/

Suffix

-ty

  1. (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)
Derived terms
Middle English terms suffixed with -ty
Descendants
  • English: -ty
  • Scots: -ty
References

Suffix

-ty

  1. Alternative form of -te

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Syllabification: ty

Suffix

-ty

  1. Forms passive participles, usually of -nąć stems and causes apophony of ą->ę
    ‎zamknąć + ‎-ty → ‎zamknięty

Declension

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ty

Further reading

  • -ty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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