-ência

See also: encía and -encia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

-ância

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -entia. Doublet of -ença.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.sjɐ/

Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ẽsjɐ

Suffix

-ência f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ências)

forms nouns, from verbs, indicating a state or condition; -ence
Synonym: -ença

Usage notes

This suffix is generally appended to 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verb stems.

Derived terms