-té

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French -té, from Old French -té, from Latin -itātem, or -tātem, accusative singular of -tās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Compare the borrowed doublet -ité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te/

Suffix

-té

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Usage notes

• -ité when the last letter is not a consonant.
• -eté

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French -té.

Suffix

-té

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Descendants

• French: -té

Old French

Etymology

From Latin -itātem, accusative singular of -itās, or -tātem, accusative singular of -tās.

Suffix

-té f (oblique plural -tez, nominative singular -té, nominative plural -tez)

1. -ty (suffix used to form nouns, often denoting a quality or a property)

Derived terms

• Category:Old French terms suffixed with -té

Descendants

• Middle French: -té
  • French: -té
• → Dutch: -teit
• → English: -ty
• → Norman: -té