-anza
See also: anza
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)
- 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
From Latin -antia. Compare Catalan -ança, Portuguese -ança, French -ance, Italian -anza.
Suffix
-anza f (plural -anzas)
- -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