See also: enza and Enza

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Etymology edit

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

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-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)

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

  1. -ence; -ance

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Category Spanish terms suffixed with -enza not found