Italian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -ĕntia. Compare French -ence, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛn.t͡sa/, [ˈɛn̪t̪͡s̪ä]
Suffix
-enza
- Forms nouns from adjectives or verbs (or even other nouns)
- -ency; -ence, -ance
Derived terms