-ança

See also: anca, ANCA, and Áncá

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ància, a learned or semi-learned form.

Suffix

-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ances)

  1. -ance (a state)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ança

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ança, from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ância. Cognate of Spanish -anza, French -ance and Italian -anza.

Suffix

-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anças)

  1. -ance (a state)
    1. a particularly excessive or overindulgent state, as in festança and comilança

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança
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