-ance

See also: ance and Ance

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia.

Suffix

-ance

  1. Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
  2. A process or action.

Usage notes
  • Many words ending in "-ance" were formed in French or by alteration of a noun or adjective ending in "-ant".

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ance' title='Category:English words suffixed with -ance'>English words suffixed with -ance</a>

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French -ance, from Latin -antia and -entia. Compare Spanish -anza, -enza, Italian -anza, -enza, Portuguese -ança, -ença, Romanian -ință.

Cognate to French -ence.

Suffix

-ance

  1. -ance (suffix used to form nouns)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ance' title='Category:French words suffixed with -ance'>French words suffixed with -ance</a>

Middle French

Suffix

-ance

  1. -ance (suffixed used to form nouns)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_French_words_suffixed_with_-ance' title='Category:Middle French words suffixed with -ance'>Middle French words suffixed with -ance</a>

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia(m), -entia(m).

Suffix

-ance

  1. -ance (suffixed used to form nouns)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_French_words_suffixed_with_-ance' title='Category:Old French words suffixed with -ance'>Old French words suffixed with -ance</a>

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ance (Cyrillic spelling -анце)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object.

See also
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