"-ance" meaning in All languages combined

See -ance on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

IPA: /-əns/
Etymology: From Middle English -aunce, -ance, from Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-aunce}} Middle English -aunce, {{m|enm|-ance}} -ance, {{der|en|xno|-aunce}} Anglo-Norman -aunce, {{der|en|fro|-ance}} Old French -ance, {{der|en|la|-antia}} Latin -antia, {{m|la|-entia}} -entia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ance, {{en-suffix}} -ance
  1. Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. Tags: morpheme Translations (a state): -ança [feminine] (Catalan), -ance (French), -ance (Friulian), -ság (Hungarian), -ség (Hungarian), -at (Hungarian), -et (Hungarian), -alom (Hungarian), -elem (Hungarian), -anza [feminine] (Italian), -aunce (Middle English), -ing (Middle English), -ance (Old French), -ança [feminine] (Portuguese), -anță [feminine] (Romanian), -anza (Spanish), -ancia [feminine] (Spanish), -ans [common-gender] (Swedish), -ansa [feminine] (Venetian)
    Sense id: en--ance-en-suffix-m58P2wtH Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'a state': 100 0
  2. Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ance-en-suffix-yO~XKUy4 Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ence, ⠨⠑ (english: Braille) Related terms: -ency

Suffix [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7--ance.wav Forms: -ances [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|-ance}} Old French -ance, {{der|fr|la|-antia}} Latin -antia, {{m|la|-entia}} -entia, {{cog|es|-anza}} Spanish -anza, {{m|es|-enza}} -enza, {{cog|it|-anza}} Italian -anza, {{m|it|-enza}} -enza, {{cog|pt|-ança}} Portuguese -ança, {{m|pt|-ença}} -ença, {{cog|ro|-ință}} Romanian -ință, {{cog|fr|-ence}} French -ence Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -ance f (plural -ances)
  1. -ance; forms abstract nouns Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -ant, -ence
    Sense id: en--ance-fr-suffix-1~KL0hUn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ance
  1. Alternative form of -aunce Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -aunce
    Sense id: en--ance-enm-suffix-dlSK0EhQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Middle French]

Head templates: {{head|frm|suffix}} -ance
  1. -ance (suffixed used to form nouns) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ance-frm-suffix-IzoOdIMx Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Old French]

IPA: /ˈãn.t͡sə/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -antia(m), -entia(m). Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|-antia|-antia(m)}} Latin -antia(m), {{m|la|-entia|-entia(m)}} -entia(m) Head templates: {{head|fro|suffix}} -ance
  1. -ance (suffixed used to form nouns) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -anche, -aunce Related terms: -ant
    Sense id: en--ance-fro-suffix-IzoOdIMx Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Scots]

IPA: /əns/
Etymology: From Middle English -aunce, from Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-aunce}} Middle English -aunce, {{der|sco|xno|-aunce}} Anglo-Norman -aunce, {{der|sco|fro|-ance}} Old French -ance, {{der|sco|la|-antia}} Latin -antia, {{m|la|-entia}} -entia Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -ance
  1. Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ence
    Sense id: en--ance-sco-suffix-vzEEPIFS Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Serbo-Croatian]

Forms: -анце [Cyrillic]
Head templates: {{sh-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. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ce, -ence
    Sense id: en--ance-sh-suffix-5sGagdJ- Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for -ance meaning in All languages combined (11.4kB)

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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "word": "-alom"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "a state",
          "word": "-aunce"
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          "word": "-ing"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a state",
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            "feminine"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "⠨⠑"
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}

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    }
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      ]
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}
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "-ance"
      },
      "expansion": "-ance",
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        "3": "-ance"
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-entia"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
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  "head_templates": [
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        "cat3": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "reluctant + -ance → reluctance",
          "type": "example"
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        "morpheme"
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          "text": "appear + -ance → appearance",
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          "text": "resist + -ance → resistance",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "morpheme"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "-ence"
    },
    {
      "english": "Braille",
      "word": "⠨⠑"
    }
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ança"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-ance"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
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      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-ance"
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      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
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      "word": "-ance"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-ság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-ség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-at"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-alom"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-elem"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "enm",
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      "code": "enm",
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      "word": "-ing"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "-ança"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "-anță"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a state",
      "word": "-anza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ancia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "-ans"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian -anza",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-enza"
      },
      "expansion": "-enza",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ança"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -ança",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ença"
      },
      "expansion": "-ença",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ence"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French feminine suffixes",
        "French lemmas",
        "French noun-forming suffixes",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with homophones"
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃s/"
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      "homophone": "-ence"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7--ance.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7--ance.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7--ance.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7--ance.wav.ogg",
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}

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        "Middle English suffixes"
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        "Middle French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle French lemmas",
        "Middle French suffixes"
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}

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          "name": "desctree"
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        "4": "-antia(m)"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "-entia(m)"
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      "name": "head"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈãn.t͡sə/"
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    }
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}

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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-antia"
      },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots suffixes",
        "Scots terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
        "Scots terms derived from Latin",
        "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
        "Scots terms derived from Old French",
        "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns;"
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      "word": "-ence"
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}

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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "word": "-ce"
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      "word": "-ence"
    }
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        "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian suffixes"
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        "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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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