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 for

1. capacity.
2. currency.
3. cycle; cycles.

Cy.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. county.

-cy

¹

suffix

1. forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt indicating state, quality, or condition

   lunacy

   infancy

   plutocracy

   intimacy

2. forming abstract nouns from other nouns rank or office

   captaincy

CY

²

abbreviation for

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

He is a finalist for the National League rookie of the year and Cy Young awards, which will be announced next week.

From Los Angeles Times

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell would be the most obvious name for the Dodgers to pursue.

From Los Angeles Times

Corbin Burnes is a former Cy Young winner whom the Dodgers had trade interest in last year, though is projected to command even more money than Snell, which might price him out of the Dodgers’ plans.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1981, he became the the first, and remains to this day the only, player to win the National League Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season.

From Los Angeles Times

Their rotation remains in need of reinforcements, in a year when the free-agent market is headlined by two former Cy Young award winners whom they’ve had interest in, Blake Snell and Corbin Burnes, and might include 23-year-old Japanese star Roki Sasaki if he is posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball club.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fiscal year