-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

2. 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 + ‎-ty → ‎subtlety

Translations

Anagrams

• YT, yt

Finnish

Suffix

-ty

1. Front vowel variant of -tu

Anagrams

• -yt, yt, yt.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz.

Alternative forms

• -te, -ti, -tie, -tiȝ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiː/

Suffix

-ty

1. (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: -ty
• Scots: -ty

References

• “-tī, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ty

1. Alternative form of -te

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɨ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɨ
• 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 + ‎-ty → ‎bity

   ‎szyć + ‎-ty → ‎szyty

   ‎czuć + ‎-ty → ‎czuty

   ‎zgiąć + ‎-ty → ‎zgięty

   ‎zamknąć + ‎-ty → ‎zamknięty

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN