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-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.

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-ty

  1. A 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.

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-ty (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ties)

  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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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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

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    -ty

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

    Old Polish

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tъ.

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      -ty

      1. forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ąę
        odewrzeć + ‎-ty → ‎otwarty

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      Paraguayan Guarani

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      -ty

      1. used to form collective nouns

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      Polish

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Polish -ty.

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        -ty

        1. forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ąę
          bić + ‎-ty → ‎bity
          szyć + ‎-ty → ‎szyty
          czuć + ‎-ty → ‎czuty
          zgiąć + ‎-ty → ‎zgięty
          zamknąć + ‎-ty → ‎zamknięty

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        Further reading

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        • -ty”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)