-ence
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French, from Latin -entia.
[edit] Suffix
-ence
[edit] Translations
-ance
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Suffix
-ence (Cyrillic spelling -енце)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object.
[edit] See also
[edit] French
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Latin -entia. Compare Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia.
[edit] Suffix
-ence
[edit] Derived terms
terms with suffix -ence