-ence
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French, from Latin -entia.
Suffix[edit]
-ence
Translations[edit]
-ance
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin -entia. Compare Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia. Cognate to French -ance, which is inherited from Latin, while -ence is borrowed.
Suffix[edit]
-ence
Derived terms[edit]
terms with suffix -ence
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-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.