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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-cy, suffix. -cy is used to form nouns. - It is attached to adjectives that have stems that end in -t, -te, -tic, and esp. -nt
- to form abstract nouns:democrat + -cy → democracy; expedient + -cy → expediency;lunatic + -cy → lunacy.
- to form action nouns: vacant + -cy → vacancy;
occupant + -cy → occupancy.
- -cy is attached to nouns with the meaning "rank or office of'': captain + -cy → captaincy (= rank or office of a captain);
magistra(te) + -cy → magistracy (= office of a magistrate).
Cy., an abbreviation of:- county.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cy (sī),USA pronunciation n. - a male given name, form of Cyrus.
CY, - Timecalendar year.
cy, - Radio and Televisioncycle;
cycles.
-cy, - a suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and esp. -nt (democracy;
accuracy;
expediency;
stagnancy;
lunacy), and sometimes used to form action nouns (vacancy;
occupancy). - a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself:captaincy; magistracy.
- in most cases to be analyzed as consonant + -y3: the consonant making the whole or the last member of the preceding morpheme representing French -cie, -tie, Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia
Cy., - county.
cy., - Weights and Measurescapacity.
- currency.
- Radio and Televisioncycle;
cycles.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -cy suffix - (forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition: plutocracy, lunacy, intimacy, infancy
- (forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office: captaincy
Etymology: via Old French from Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -tia, abstract noun suffixes |