-ory

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von -ory im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns but also verbs, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also

excrete and excretory, sense and sensory, statute and statutory.

Relevante Übersetzungen

ory

A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, etc

ory

An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc

Synonyme

-al, -ar, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ous, -y

Etymologie

() From Middle English -orie, from Latin adjective suffix -tōrius.“” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.