-ry

¹

1. variant of -ery:

   heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.

Ry.

²

abbreviation for

1. Railway.

-ry

suffix forming nouns

1. a variant of -ery

   dentistry

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ry¹

Middle English -rie < Old French; short form of -ery

Example Sentences

In 2016, artists Ry Rocklen and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs realized that a mortgage in the desert would be cheaper than a storage unit in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Though his role in “May December” and subsequent recognition for it has felt like a major “I made it” moment, each baby step along the way has also been a dream come true, from his first callback and his “43-second” guest star appearance on “Glee” to landing a lead role in Ry Russo-Young’s romantic drama, “The Sun is Also a Star,” alongside Yara Shahidi — a film he is proud of and a director he says he’d like to work with again.

From Seattle Times

One was far-left District 3 candidate Ry Armstrong, who received just 488 votes.

From Seattle Times

For younger performers like Ry Armstrong, a former Seattle City Council District 3 candidate and actor whose credits include 2019 film “Uncut Gems” and HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” the era of lucrative television rerun residuals seems as mythic as “a unicorn.”

From Seattle Times

“Lift every chair and swing,” read one shirt in a play on “ Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” the late-19th century hymn sometimes referred to as the Black national anthem.

From Seattle Times