cy

¹

1. cycle; cycles.

Cy

²

[sahy]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Cyrus.

CY

³

1. calendar year.

-cy

⁴

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.

cy.

⁵

abbreviation

1. capacity.

2. currency.

3. cycle; cycles.

Cy.

⁶

abbreviation

1. county.

-cy

¹

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

CY

²

abbreviation

1. Cyprus (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cy¹

via Old French from Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -tia, abstract noun suffixes

Example Sentences

If it weren’t for Paul Skenes, Sánchez likely would have been the NL’s Cy Young frontrunner.

From Los Angeles Times

Ever since breaking into the majors in 2016, and winning his first Cy Young Award with an immaculate 21-win, 1.89-ERA season two years later, Snell’s raw talent has never been in question.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, he won another Cy Young by going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA, averaging close to six innings per start despite a major-league-leading 99 walks.

From Los Angeles Times

After being limited by injuries for much of the past three seasons — including missing all of last year’s World Series run with toe and knee injuries that ultimately required offseason surgery — the three-time Cy Young Award winner decided to return to the Dodgers this season for one last crack at a championship chase.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2024 American League Cy Young Award winner later told reporters it was “really tough” to see Fry like that.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fiscal year