-enza
Italian edit
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)
- 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)
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Category Spanish terms suffixed with -enza not found