-altysuffix

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French -alté.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French -alté, forming nouns (e.g. Anglo-Norman mairalté mayoralty n.) on the model of words formed in -té -ty suffix¹ on adjectives in -al -al suffix¹, such as realté realty n.¹, principalté principality n. Compare -ality suffix, -ty suffix¹.Found in Middle English in the borrowing mayoralty n., and also in the 16th cent. in the noun of condition mesnalty n. Formations within English are shown by sheriffalty n., shrievalty n.

Forming nouns denoting a rank or office, as mayoralty n., sheriffalty n., shrievalty n., etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	-alty
释义	-altysuffix Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French -alté. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French -alté, forming nouns (e.g. Anglo-Norman mairalté mayoralty n.) on the model of words formed in -té -ty suffix¹ on adjectives in -al -al suffix¹, such as realté realty n.¹, principalté principality n. Compare -ality suffix, -ty suffix¹.Found in Middle English in the borrowing mayoralty n., and also in the 16th cent. in the noun of condition mesnalty n. Formations within English are shown by sheriffalty n., shrievalty n. Forming nouns denoting a rank or office, as mayoralty n., sheriffalty n., shrievalty n., etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < suffix
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