ansia

See also: ansía, ansiá, ànsia, and ânsia

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin anxia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈansi̯ɐ]

Noun

ansia f (plural ansias)

1. craving, eagerness
2. interest, involvement
3. worry
4. anxiety

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ansia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ansia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ansia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.sja/
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Hyphenation: àn‧sia

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin anxia, derived from Classical Latin anxius (“anxious”).

Noun

ansia f (plural ansie)

1. anxiety, apprehension

   Synonyms: ansietà, apprensione

2. eagerness

   Synonym: bramosia

Derived terms

• ansiogeno
• ansiolitico

Related terms

• ansare
• ansiare
• ansietà
• ansimare
• ansio
• ansioso

Further reading

• ansia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ansia

1. feminine singular of ansio

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ansia

1. inflection of ansiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• ansai, asina, sanai

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anxia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈansja/ [ˈãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: an‧sia

Noun

ansia f (plural ansias)

1. anxiety, apprehension

   Synonyms: ansiedad, aprehensión

2. eagerness

   Synonym: avidez

3. craving, hankering
4. yearning, longing

   Synonym: anhelo

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ansia take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el ansia. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al ansia, del ansia.

These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un ansia or una ansia. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor ansia, una buena ansia.

• If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el ansia única, un(a) ansia buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

Related terms

• ansiar
• ansiedad
• ansiolítico
• ansioso

Further reading

• “ansia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10