-ty

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ty"

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 + -tysubtlety
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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ty

  1. forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or -ą stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ą->ę
    bić + -tybity
    szyć + -tyszyty
    czuć + -tyczuty
    zgiąć + -tyzgięty
    zamknąć + -tyzamknięty

Declension

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ty

Further reading

  • -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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