English Explanatory Dictionary

-ty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.
suffix
  1. Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives.

Pronunciation

/ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ty.wav

Word forms

-ty -ties

Etymology

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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