-ory
suffix/-(ə)ɹi/
Etymology From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius. By surface analysis, -or + -y.
1Morpheme Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
- excrete + -ory → excretory
- sense + -ory → sensory
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- statute + -ory → statutory
-ory
suffixEtymology From the Latin noun suffix -tōrium. By surface analysis, -or + -y.
1Morpheme Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.
- ambulate + -ory → ambulatory
- incense + -ory → incensory
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- interrogate + -ory → interrogatory