-ty

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English

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Etymology 1

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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

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-ty

  1. Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tās, -tātem.

Suffix

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-ty

  1. Alternative form of -ity, used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
    subtle + ‎-ty → ‎subtlety
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Finnish

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. Front vowel variant of -tu

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Guaraní

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Alternative forms

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. Used to form collective nouns

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten)
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Descendants
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  • English: -ty
  • Scots: -ty
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ty

  1. Alternative form of -te

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɘ/
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  • Homophone: ty

Suffix

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-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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • -ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN