English Explanatory Dictionary

-cy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality.
  2. Used to form nouns of rank or office.

Pronunciation

/-si/ /-sɪj/

Word forms

-cy -cies

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman -cie, ultimately from Latin -cia, -tia, Ancient Greek -κια (-kia), -τια (-tia), originally variants of Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ια (-ia), -ία (-ía) or -εια (-eia). Original loan words like pharmacy and papacy could have formed the model.

Synonyms

-ness -ity -itude -th -ate
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