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

On Thursday, Cy Young front-runner Paul Skenes never gave them a chance.

From Los Angeles Times

His counterpart, two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, was nowhere near top form.

From Los Angeles Times

It honed the lower body and core strength that drove his powerful delivery — a behind-the-scenes bedrock in his rise to becoming a three-time Cy Young Award winner and generationally dominant left-handed star.

From Los Angeles Times

Stark pointed out that since Oakland Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley won the American League Cy Young Award and MVP in 1992 when he notched 51 saves, only one reliever has won a Cy Young Award and no reliever has finished even in the top three in MVP voting.

From Los Angeles Times

Otherwise, Stark notes, “voters have decided the MVP is a position player’s award, the Cy Young is a starting pitcher’s award and ‘None of the Above’ is a relief pitcher’s award.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fiscal year