Jump to content

-enza

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: enza and Enza

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]

Suffix

[edit]

-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)

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈenθa/ [ˈẽn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈensa/ [ˈẽn.sa]
  • Rhymes: -enθa
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: -en‧za

Suffix

[edit]

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

  1. -ence; -ance; -ency

Derived terms

[edit]
Category Spanish terms suffixed with -enza not found