-ância

See also: ancia, ancià, anciã, and -ancia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

-ência

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ança.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ˈɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.a/ [ˈɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ

Suffix

-ância f (noun-forming suffix, plural -âncias)

-ancy (the condition or quality of being the suffixed adjective)
Synonym: -ança

Usage notes

This suffix is generally appended to 1st-conjugation verb stems.

Derived terms