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-enza

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See also: enza and Enza

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ĕntia. Compare French -ence, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntsa
  • Hyphenation: -èn‧za

Suffix

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enze)

  1. added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency; -ence; -ance
    accogliere (to welcome) + -enzaaccoglienza (hospitality)
    obbedire (to obey) + -enzaobbedienza (obedience)
    tendere (to tend) + -enzatendenza (tendency)

Derived terms

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Spanish

Pronunciation

Suffix

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enzas)

  1. -ence; -ance; -ency

Derived terms

Category Spanish terms suffixed with -enza not found

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