French

Suffix

-té

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Usage notes

• -ité when the last letter is not a consonant.
• -eté

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French -té.

Suffix

-té

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Descendants

• French: -té

Old French

Etymology

From Latin -itātem, accusative singular of -itās, or -tātem, accusative singular of -tās.

Suffix

-té

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Descendants

• Dutch: -teit
• English: -ty
• Middle French: -té
  • French: -té
• Norman: -té

Derived terms

• Category:Old French words suffixed with -té