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-ty

-ty

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

English

Suffix

-ty

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English -te, a borrowing from Old French -te, from Latin -tātem, accusative masculine singular of -tās.

Suffix

-ty

  1. Alternative form of -ity Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
Translations

Etymology

From Middle English -ty, from Old English -tiġ ‎(“-ty”), from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz, plural of *teguz ‎(“group of ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱ-, *déḱm̥t ‎(“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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