-ty

-ty¹

a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten: twenty; thirty.

[ME; OE -tig; c. OFris -tich, G -zig, ON -tigr, Goth -tigjus]

-ty²

a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.: unity; enmity.

[ME -te(e) < OF -te(t) < L -tatem, acc. of -tas]

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