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?

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 \

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