"-acy" meaning in English

See -acy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ə.siː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation], /-ə.si/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /-a.siː/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--acy.wav
enPR: -ə-sē Etymology: Ultimately derived from Latin -ācia or ultimately derived from Latin -ātia. Etymology templates: {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|la|-āx|-ācia||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ācia, {{der+|en|la|-āx|-ācia|nocap=1}} derived from Latin -ācia, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|la|-ās|-ātia||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ātia, {{der+|en|la|-ās|-ātia|nocap=1}} derived from Latin -ātia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -acy, {{en-suffix}} -acy
  1. Denoting quality, state, condition. Tags: morpheme
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