Dictionary

-ory en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• -(ə)rē
• /-(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius. By surface analysis, -or + -y.

Meanings

1. (morpheme, not-comparable) Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
   • excrete + -ory → excretory
   • sense + -ory → sensory
   • statute + -ory → statutory

Synonyms

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

-ory en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• -(ə)rē
• /-(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -tōriumder. English -ory From the Latin noun suffix -tōrium. By surface analysis, -or + -y.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.
   • incense + -ory → incensory
   • interrogate + -ory → interrogatory
   • ambulate + -ory → ambulatory

Forms

Synonyms

-age · -orium · -al · -ium · -arium · -ery · -drome