Morpheme
-acy
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a quality, state, or condition
Etymology
Old French -acie and/or Medieval Latin -ācia, from -āx and/or Late Latin -ātia, from -ās
Evidence
accuracy, advocacy, conspiracy, contumacy, delicacy, docimacy, fallacy, legitimacy, primacy, supremacy, tetrachromacy
Notes
homophone of -asy
See Also
-ax, -aces, -actic, -acity, -ace, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -acea, -aceae
