-ory
See also: ory
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: -(ə)rē, IPA(key): /-(ə)ɹi/
- Hyphenation: -o‧ry
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius.[1] By surface analysis, -or + -y.
Suffix
-ory (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)
- Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.[1]
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ory (adjectival)
remigratory
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
From the Latin noun suffix -tōrium.[2] By surface analysis, -or + -y.
Suffix
-ory (noun-forming suffix, plural -ories)
- Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.[2]
- Synonyms: -age, -al, -arium, -drome, -ery, -ium, -orium
- ambulate + -ory → ambulatory
- incense + -ory → incensory
- interrogate + -ory → interrogatory
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ory (nominal)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “-ory”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN, page 1243, column 2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “-ory, suf.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC, retrieved 5 June 2011.
Further reading
- “-ory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.