-ança

See also: anca, ANCA, and Áncá

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ància, a learned or semi-learned form.

Suffix

-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ances)

1. -ance (a state)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ança

Related terms

• -ença
• -cia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ança, from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ância. Cognate of Spanish -anza, French -ance and Italian -anza.

Suffix

-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anças)

1. -ance (a state)
   1. a particularly excessive or overindulgent state, as in festança and comilança

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança

Related terms

• -ença