-acy

Ultimately derived from Latin -ācia or ultimately derived from Latin -ātia.

• enPR: -ə-sē
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /-ə.siː/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /-ə.si/
• (India) IPA^(key): /-a.siː/

• Hyphenation: -a‧cy

-acy

1. Denoting quality, state, condition.

   ‎prim(e) + ‎-acy → ‎primacy (Medieval Latin prīmātia)

   ‎advocate + ‎-acy → ‎advocacy (Medieval Latin advocātia)

   ‎Latin fallō + ‎-acy → ‎fallacy (Latin fallācia)

   ‎Medieval Latin pīrāta + ‎-acy → ‎piracy (Medieval Latin pīrātia)

   ‎Latin accūrātus + ‎-acy → ‎accuracy

• YAC, cay, cya, CYA

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.t͡sɘ/
• Rhymes: -at͡sɘ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

-acy

1. nominative/vocative plural of -ak