Definition
The state or condition of being dominant; supremacy or commanding influence.
Etymology
From 'dominant' (from Latin 'dominans', present participle of 'dominari' meaning to rule) + '-cy' (forming abstract nouns). Related to the older word 'dominance,' dominancy is a less common variant emphasizing the abstract quality of rule.
Kelly Says
Both 'dominance' and 'dominancy' mean the same thing, but 'dominancy' is rarely used today—it's a linguistic fossil showing how English speakers once had more freedom to create similar-sounding noun variants, before standardization made certain forms 'standard' and others archaic.
Translations
ARالعربية
هيمنة
hee-meh-nah
CACatalà
dominació
doh-mee-nah-thee-oh
CSČeština
dominance
doh-mee-nans
DADansk
dominans
doh-mee-nans
DEDeutsch
Dominanz
doh-mee-nahnz
ELΕλληνικά
κατοχή
kah-toh-hee
ESEspañol
dominancia
doh-min-AN-thee-ah
FRFrançais
dominance
doh-mee-nans
HEעברית
הטמעה
het-meh-heh
HIहिन्दी
प्रभुत्व
pra-bhu-tva
HUMagyar
dominancia
doh-mee-nans-ee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
dominasi
doh-mee-nah-see
ITItaliano
egemonia
eh-geh-MOH-nee-ah
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-ppov-an
MRMR
प्रभुत्व
pra-bhu-tva
MSBahasa Melayu
dominasi
doh-mee-nah-see
NLNederlands
heerschappij
heers-chap-pee
NONorsk
dominans
doh-mee-nans
PLPolski
dominacja
doh-mee-nah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
dominação
doh-mee-nah-sãw
RORomână
dominare
doh-mee-nah-reh
RUРусский
доминирование
doh-mee-nee-roh-vee-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
dominans
doh-mee-nans
SWKiswahili
udhibiti
oo-dhih-bee-tee
TAதமிழ்
ஆதிக்கம்
aa-dhi-kkam
TEతెలుగు
పరిపాట
pa-ri-pa-ta
TLTL
paggamitan
pah-ggah-mee-taan
TRTürkçe
egemenlik
eh-jeh-men-lik
UKУкраїнська
домінація
doh-mee-na-tsee-yah
VITiếng Việt
quyền thống
kwee-en-thong
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-thwa-lah