-anza

See also: anza, Anza, anẓā, and 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Spanish -anza, Portuguese and Catalan -ança, French -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -antsa
• Hyphenation: -àn‧za

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anze)

1. added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state or condition; -ance; -ancy

   ‎abbondante (“abundant”) + ‎-anza → ‎abbondanza (“abundance”)

   ‎mancante (“lacking”) + ‎-anza → ‎mancanza (“lack”)

   ‎cittadino (“citizen”) + ‎-anza → ‎cittadinanza (“citizenship”)

   ‎lontano (“far”) + ‎-anza → ‎lontananza (“distance, remoteness”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -anza

Related terms

• -ante
• -enza

Anagrams

• zana

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -ancia

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Catalan -ança, Portuguese -ança, French -ance, Italian -anza.

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anzas)

1. -ance

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -anza

Related terms

• -ante
• -enza

 

Further reading

• “-anza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014