-aunce

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -ance, -ans, -anse, -auns

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /-a(u̯)ns(ə)/

Suffix

-aunce

1. Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance.

Related terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce

Descendants

• English: -ance (-ence)
• Scots: -ance (-ence)

References

• “-aunce, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.