"-cy" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /-si/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman -cie, ultimately from Latin -cia, -tia, Ancient Greek -κια (-kia), -τια (-tia), originally variants of Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ια (-ia), -ία (-ía) or -εια (-eia). Original loan words like pharmacy and papacy could have formed the model. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|-cie}} Anglo-Norman -cie, {{der|en|la|-cia}} Latin -cia, {{der|en|grc|-κια}} Ancient Greek -κια (-kia), {{der|en|la|-ia}} Latin -ia, {{der|en|grc|-ια}} Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cy, {{en-suffix}} -cy
  1. (non-productive) Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy. Tags: morpheme Translations (used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy): -cia [feminine] (Galician), -ság/-ség, -ás/-és, -s, -cia (Hungarian), -aggine (Italian), -si (Malay), -idade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--cy-en-suffix-fZjQscns Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy': 75 25
  2. (non-productive) Used to form nouns of rank or office e.g. abbacy. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (office): -ate
    Sense id: en--cy-en-suffix-Aeu73OhG Disambiguation of 'office': 0 100
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          "sense": "used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy",
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      "word": "-aggine"
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      "word": "-si"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-idade"
    }
  ],
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}

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