-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
Origin of -ty
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ME -ti, -tie < OE -tig, akin to Ger -zig, Goth tigus, ten, L -ta < IE *dekṃt-mi(s), dat. pl. < *deṃ, 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