-ty

-ty
1.
suffix forming nouns denoting quality or condition (cruelty; plenty).
Etymology: ME -tie, -tee, -te f. OF -teacute, -tet f. L -tas -tatis: cf. -ITY
2.
suffix denoting tens (twenty; thirty; ninety).
Etymology: OE -tig

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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