-enza

From Latin -ĕntia. Compare French -ence, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛntsa
• Hyphenation: -èn‧za

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enze)

1. added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency; -ence; -ance

   ‎accogliere (“to welcome”) + ‎-enza → ‎accoglienza (“hospitality”)

   ‎obbedire (“to obey”) + ‎-enza → ‎obbedienza (“obedience”)

   ‎tendere (“to tend”) + ‎-enza → ‎tendenza (“tendency”)

• -anza
• -ente

• Zane, zane

• IPA^(key): /ˈenθa/ [ˈẽn̟.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈensa/ [ˈẽn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: -en‧za

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enzas)

1. -ence; -ance; -ency