-anza

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See also: anza, Anza, anẓā, and 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

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”) + ‎-anza → ‎abbondanza (“abundance”)
    ‎mancante (“lacking”) + ‎-anza → ‎mancanza (“lack”)
    ‎cittadino (“citizen”) + ‎-anza → ‎cittadinanza (“citizenship”)
    ‎lontano (“far”) + ‎-anza → ‎lontananza (“distance, remoteness”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -anza

Anagrams

Spanish

Alternative forms

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

Spanish terms suffixed with -anza

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