"-ty" meaning in Middle English

See -ty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /tiː/ Forms: -te [alternative], -ti [alternative], -tie [alternative], -tiȝ [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-tiġ}} Old English -tiġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*tigiwiz}} Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ty
  1. (nonproductive) -ty (forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ty-enm-suffix-uLEjc6LP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -ty
  1. alternative form of -te Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -te
    Sense id: en--ty-enm-suffix-2lH~TpXw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/tiː/"
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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Download raw JSONL data for -ty meaning in Middle English (2.0kB)

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