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

The couple filled the home with works by major artists like Cy Twombly and Edward Hopper.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Angels have not made a postseason appearance since 2014, and their acquisitions so far this offseason: a formerly touted infield prospect once traded for Chris Sale, a talented young pitcher who missed this past season because of injury and another pitcher who finished third in Cy Young voting in 2022 but has not pitched in the majors in more than 18 months.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there is the real white whale: Two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers.

From Los Angeles Times

Skubal, a flamethrowing left-hander who has won the last two American League Cy Young Awards, is set to become a free agent after the 2026 season.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oh, and as long as there remains even a slim chance of two-time Cy Young-winning pitching Tarik Skubal getting traded by the Detroit Tigers, you can bet the Dodgers will be monitoring that situation, too.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fiscal year