-cy

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-cy

/-si/
/-sɪj/ British, Southern, Standard

Rhymes with -si

Where it comes from

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.

suffix -cies

countable, morpheme, uncountable Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality. private + -cy → privacy
Similar: -ness, -ity, -itude, -th
countable, morpheme, uncountable Used to form nouns of rank or office. president + -cy → presidency
Similar: -ate

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suffix used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy

Español	-cia, -ez, -eza, -za
Português	-cia, -idade
Italiano	-aggine

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@misc{cy_2026,
  title = {-cy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-cy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}