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 for

1. capacity.
2. currency.
3. cycle; cycles.

Cy.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. county.

-cy

¹

suffix

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

   lunacy

   infancy

   plutocracy

   intimacy

2. forming abstract nouns from other nouns rank or office

   captaincy

CY

²

abbreviation for

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

On and on the tears flowed, from Pittsburgh to Minnesota, from Northern California to South Florida, with many blubbering that signing two-time Cy Young Award-winning Blake Snell to a $182-million contract officially makes the defending World Series champions bad for the game.

From Los Angeles Times

President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes sat beside their latest blockbuster acquisition, two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Blake Snell, and his powerhouse agent, Scott Boras.

From Los Angeles Times

And even though he claimed the Cy Young again in 2023, going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA to become just the seventh pitcher in history to win the award in both leagues, his market as a free agent last winter never developed as he hoped, forcing him to settle for a two-year, $62-million deal with the San Francisco Giants shortly before opening day.

From Los Angeles Times

Edman’s extension was struck just a few days after the Dodgers’ biggest offseason move so far, their $182-million signing of two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Blake Snell on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

By agreeing to a five-year, $182-million contract with two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, the Dodgers signaled their intentions to the baseball world.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fiscal year