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-ty

/ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
-ty
IPA
/ti/
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.

suffix

Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty English -ty 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -ty, -tiġ, *tigiwiz, *deḱ-, -te, -tas

Usage

Inflected Forms

-ties (plural)

Homonyms

tea

Questions

How do you pronounce -ty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ti/.
What does -ty mean?
A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.
Where does -ty come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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