-ality
English
Etymology
From French -alité and Latin -ālitās. By surface analysis, -al + -ity.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: ă′lĭ-tĭ, IPA(key): /-ˈælɪtɪ/
- Hyphenation: -al‧i‧ty
Suffix
-ality
- Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, chiefly from adjectives ending in -al (which is not duplicated (see -ity)).
Derived terms
References
- “-ality, suffix”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.