-itary

Morpheme

-itary

Type

suffix

Denotation

forms adjectives and nouns denoting “connected with, pertaining to, of or belonging to” that correspond to -ty abstract nouns

Etymology

modern suffix from -i- + -ty + -ary, from Latin -tās +‎ -ārius

Evidence

dignitary, hereditary, sanitarian, sanitary

Notes

unanalyzable