Is Ality a Suffix?
Noun a Compound Suffix of Latin Origin, Also in Reduced Form -Alty, as in Reality, Realty, Legality, Loyalty, Etc. What Does Ality Mean as a Suffix?...
noun A compound suffix of Latin origin, also in reduced form -alty, as in reality, realty, legality, loyalty, etc.
What does ality mean as a suffix?
word-forming element; see -al (1) + -ity. Originally also in reduced form -alty, especially in words from French (mayoralty, etc.), hence the occasional doublet such as fealty/fidelity, realty/reality, specialty/speciality, loyalty/legality.
What is the suffix of the word ity?
English Language Learners Definition of -ity
: quality, state, or degree. -ity. noun suffix. \ ə-tē \