-ty

Betekenis (Engels)

A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.

Sinonieme

ty

Vertalings

zig

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -ty

Geërf van Old English: -tiġ

Verwante met Skots: -ty

Verwante met Fries: -tich

Verwante met Nederlands: -tig

Verwante met Duits: -zig

Verwante met Goties: 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃

Geërf van Middle English: -te

In summary

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.