English Explanatory Dictionary

-ory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
suffix
  1. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.

Pronunciation

-(ə)rē /-(ə)ɹi/

Word forms

-ory -ories

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius. By surface analysis, -or + -y.

Synonyms

-al -ar -ary -ese -ic -id -ish -like -oid -ous -y -age -arium -drome -ery -ium -orium
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