-itary

Morpheme

-itary

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective and noun suffix denoting “connected with, pertaining to, of or belonging to” that correspond to -ty abstract nouns

Etymology

modern suffixal construction from -i- + -ty + -ary, from Latin -tās +‎ -ārius

Evidence

dignitary, hereditary, sanitarian, sanitary, solitary

Notes

unanalyzable

See Also

-i-, -ty, -ary, -itaire