-cy

后缀
中文释义
英 /-sɪj/   

英文释义

后缀
  1. Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality. countable,morpheme,uncountable
    — private + -cy → privacy
  2. Used to form nouns of rank or office. countable,morpheme,uncountable
    — president + -cy → presidency

词形变化

-cies plural

词源

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.
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