-cy

Appendix:Variations of "cy" English Etymology From en xno -cie, ultimately from en la -cia, la -tia, en grc -κια, grc -τια, originally variants of en la -ia and en grc -ια, grc -ία or grc -εια. Original loan words like en pharmacy and en papacy could have formed the model. Pronunciation en /-si/ en /-sɪj/ SSB en si 1 Suffix ~ en non-productive Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality. en private privacy en frequent frequency en obstinate obstinacy en non-productive Used to form nouns of rank or office. en president presidency en abbot abbacy en magistrate magistracy Usage notes In sense of a state, a condition, often replaces a terminal -t, as in en pregnancy (from en pregnant). Exceptions include en normalcy (no terminal -t in en normal) and en bankruptcy (terminal -t in en bankrupt retained). Synonyms state, condition or quality en -ness, en -ity, en -itude, en -th office en -ate Derived terms en Translations used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy Galician: gl -cia f Hungarian: hu -ság/-ség, -ás/-és, -s, -cia Italian: it -aggine Malay: ms -si Polish: pl -cja f Portuguese: pt -cia, pt -idade f Spanish: es -cia, es -ez, es -eza, es -za Anagrams en cy YC en countable suffixes uncountable suffixes unproductive suffixes