-ință

See also: inta, Inta, intä, and -inta

Romanian

Alternative forms

• -ență

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -entia. Compare Aromanian -intsã, French -ance, -ence, Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Spanish -enza, -encia, Friulian -ince. Compare -ență, -anță, borrowed from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.t͡sə/

Suffix

-ință f (plural -ințe)

1. Having the state or condition of; -ence, -ance

   a credea → credință ― to believe → belief

   a folosi → folosință ― to use → use

   a suferi → suferință ― to suffer → suffering

Declension

Declension of -ință

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -ință	-ința	(niște) -ințe	-ințele
genitive/dative	(unei) -ințe	-inței	(unor) -ințe	-ințelor
vocative	-ință, -ințo		-ințelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -ință

• cuviință