-ty Definition

tē, ti
suffix
Condition; quality.
Realty.
American Heritage
affix
Quality of, condition of.
Realty.
Webster's New World
Tens, times ten.
Sixty.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
(Internet, text messaging) Thank you.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A short form of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty".

Wiktionary

Origin of -ty

  • ME -ti, -tie < OE -tig, akin to Ger -zig, Goth tigus, ten, L -ta < IE *dekṃt-mi(s), dat. pl. < *deṃ, ten

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Middle English -te from Old French from Latin -tās

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME -tee, -tie, -te < OFr -té < L -tas

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition