-anza

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Spanish -anza, Portuguese and Catalan -ança, French -ance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: -àn‧za

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anze)

  1. added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state or condition; -ance; -ancy
    abbondante (abundant) + -anzaabbondanza (abundance)
    mancante (lacking) + -anzamancanza (lack)
    cittadino (citizen) + -anzacittadinanza (citizenship)
    lontano (far) + -anzalontananza (distance, remoteness)

Derived terms

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Catalan -ança, Portuguese -ança, French -ance, Italian -anza.

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anzas)

  1. -ance

Derived terms

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