cy

¹ American  

1. cycle; cycles.

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Cy ² American  

[sahy] / saɪ /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Cyrus.

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CY ³ American  

1. calendar year.

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-cy ⁴ American  

1. a suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and especially -nt (democracy; accuracy; expediency; stagnancy; lunacy ), and sometimes used to form action nouns (vacancy; occupancy ).

2. a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself.

   captaincy; magistracy.

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cy. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. capacity.

2. currency.

3. cycle; cycles.

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Cy. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. county.

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-cy ¹ British  

suffix

1. (forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition

   plutocracy

   lunacy

   intimacy

   infancy

2. (forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office

   captaincy

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CY ² British  

abbreviation

1. Cyprus (international car registration)

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Etymology

Origin of -cy

Representing French -cie, -tie, Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia; in most cases to be analyzed as consonant + -y ³, the consonant making the whole or the last member of the preceding morpheme

Example Sentences

Cole Hamels, a left-hander who never finished better than fifth in Cy Young voting, is at 31% and seems poised to make progress.

From The Wall Street Journal

From 2004 through 2008, he was baseball’s best pitcher, racking up two Cy Young awards during that span.

From The Wall Street Journal

For all that Kershaw has accomplished in his Hall of Fame career — a most valuable player award, three Cy Young awards, three World Series championships, 3,000 strikeouts and a no-hitter among them — he never has participated in the World Baseball Classic.

From Los Angeles Times

But the Team USA roster features Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal as well as top starters Logan Webb and Joe Ryan, so Kershaw appears more likely to make any appearances out of the bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times

The males' strict hierarchy spans from Cy, the alpha, down to Siberut, the oldest and lowest ranking despite his superb hunting skills.

From Barron's

Related Words

• fiscal year