"-ence" meaning in French

See -ence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃s/ Forms: -ences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -entia. Compare Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia. Doublet of -ance, which is inherited. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|-entia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -entia, {{bor+|fr|la|-entia}} Borrowed from Latin -entia, {{cog|it|-enza}} Italian -enza, {{cog|pt|-ença}} Portuguese -ença, {{m|pt|-ência}} -ência, {{cog|ro|-ință}} Romanian -ință, {{m|ro|-ență}} -ență, {{cog|es|-enza}} Spanish -enza, {{m|es|-encia}} -encia, {{doublet|fr|-ance}} Doublet of -ance Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -ence f (plural -ences)
  1. -ence, -ance Tags: feminine, morpheme

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