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

In 2023, the season in which he won his second Cy Young award, he led the NL in walks.

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But on Monday, the two-time Cy Young Award winner ascended to a different level.

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Tarik Skubal, the Tigers’ ace left-hander who is on the verge of claiming his second consecutive Cy Young Award, delivered a brilliant performance, allowing one run over six dominant innings with 13 punchouts.

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

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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.

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Related Words

• fiscal year