-cracy

See also: Category:English words suffixed with -ocracy

English

Alternative forms

-ocracy

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek suffix -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-kɹəsi/

Suffix

-cracy

rule

Usage notes

Contrast -cracy with the far rarer, homophonous -crasy.

Synonyms

-archy

Derived terms

See Appendix:Forms of government

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Related terms

Translations

rule

Catalan: -cràcia f
Danish: -krati (da) n
Finnish: -kratia (fi)
Galician: -cracia f
Georgian: -კრატია (-ḳraṭia)
German: -kratie (de) f

Greek: -κρατία (el) f (-kratía)
Irish: -lathas m
Italian: -crazia (it) f
Malay: -krasi
Romanian: -crație f
Spanish: -cracia (es) f

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