-ency
〖状態･特質などを示す名詞を作る〗
#suffix
1 forming nouns denoting a quality:
efficiency
|
frequency
質を表す名詞を作る
2 forming nouns denoting a state:
presidency
|
consistency
状態を表す名詞を作る
ORIGIN
from
Latin
-entia
(compare with
-ence
).