excedencia

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, as if from nonexistent *excedentia. Formed from exceder +‎ -encia, using the original Latin meaning "to leave, to go out/away" of exceder (normally "to exceed").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡsθeˈdenθja/ [eɣ̞s.θeˈð̞ẽn̟.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /eɡseˈdensja/ [eɣ̞.seˈð̞ẽn.sja]
Rhymes: -enθja
Rhymes: -ensja
Syllabification: ex‧ce‧den‧cia

Noun

excedencia f (plural excedencias)

leave of absence
Synonym: permiso
- 2015 July 5, “Abogados del Estado pleitean contra España fichados por fondos ‘verdes’”, in El País‎^[1]:
  La estrategia la diseñó José Fernando Cerro Redondo, abogado del Estado en excedencia.
  The strategy was designed by José Fernando Cerro Redondo, state lawyer on leave.

Related terms

excedente