-ty
See also: ty, Ty, ty., .ty, Tý, tŷ, tỷ, and Tỵ
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
- Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten
Derived terms
terms derived using -ty (multiples of ten)
- twenty
- thirty
- forty
- fifty
- sixty
- seventy
- eighty
- ninety
Translations
multiples of ten
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Etymology 2
From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tās, -tātem.
Suffix
-ty
- Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
- subtle + -ty → subtlety
Translations
-ity — see -ity
English terms suffixed with -ty
Anagrams
- YT, yt
Finnish
Suffix
-ty
- 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
- (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)
Derived terms
Middle English terms suffixed with -ty
Descendants
- English: -ty
- Scots: -ty
References
- “-tī, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Suffix
-ty
- Alternative form of -te
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨ
- Syllabification: ty
Suffix
-ty
- Forms passive participles, usually of -nąć stems and causes apophony of ą->ę
- zamknąć + -ty → zamknięty
Declension
Declension of -ty
case | singular | plural | |||||
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masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
nominative, vocative | -ty | -te | -ta | -ci | -te | ||
genitive | -tego | -tej | -tych | ||||
dative | -temu | -tym | |||||
accusative | -tego | -ty | -te | -tą | -tych | -te | |
instrumental | -tym | -tymi | |||||
locative | -tej | -tych |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ty
Further reading
- -ty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN