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-ory

/-(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
-o-ry
IPA
/-(ə)ɹi/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.

suffix

Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-ories (plural)

Synonyms

-al -ar -ary -ese -ic -id -ish -like -oid -ous -y -age

Questions

How do you pronounce -ory?
The recorded pronunciation is /-(ə)ɹi/.
What does -ory mean?
Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
Where does -ory come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ory

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