-ty

¹ American  

1. a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.

   twenty; thirty.

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-ty ² American  

1. a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc..

   unity; enmity.

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TY ³ American  

Or ty

abbreviation

1. thank you.

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Ty. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Territory.

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-ty ¹ British  

suffix

1. denoting a multiple of ten

   sixty

   seventy

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-ty ² British  

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or quality

   cruelty

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Etymology

Origin of -ty¹

Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich, German -zig, Old Norse -tigr, Gothic -tigjus

Origin of -ty²

Middle English -te ( e ) < Old French -te ( t ) < Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās

Origin of TY³

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

Containing Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who has passed for 3,500 yards and 28 touchdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

The ship’s captain told an American visitor to his vessel, Ty McMichael, that the ship stopped off the coast of Mozambique for about two weeks and off the coast of South Africa for another week while it waited for 12-foot seas to subside off the tip of the cape.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet the experienced program enters the contest as an underdog — perfect motivation for the team, quarterback Ty Simpson said.

From Los Angeles Times

It follows Kit Herondale, Ty Blackthorn and Drusilla Blackthorn from The Dark Artifices series, as they are drawn into the final conflict between the side of demons and the side of angels.

From BBC

He signed to EZMNY, a record label co-founded by Grammy-nominated artist Ty Dolla $ign and A&R executive Shawn Barron, in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times