-ory
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius. By surface analysis, -or + -y.
==== Suffix ====
-ory
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 =====
-al
-ar
-ary
-ese
-ic
-id
-ish
-like
-oid
-ous
-y
=== Etymology 2 ===
From the Latin noun suffix -tōrium. By surface analysis, -or + -y.
==== Suffix ====
-ory
Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning "that which pertains to or serves for".
ambulate + -ory → ambulatory
incense + -ory → incensory
interrogate + -ory → interrogatory
===== Synonyms =====
-al
-age
-arium
-drome
-ery
-ium
-orium
===== Derived terms =====
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
roy, RYO, yor, Roy, ryo, ryō, ROY