"-enza" meaning in Italian

See -enza in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɛn.t͡sa/ Forms: -enze [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntsa Etymology: From Latin -ĕntia. Compare French -ence, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|-ĕntia}} Latin -ĕntia, {{cog|fr|-ence}} French -ence, {{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 Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} -enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enze)
  1. added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency; -ence; -ance Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -anza, -ente

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      "expansion": "Romanian -ință",
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      "expansion": "Spanish -enza",
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          "text": "accogliere (“to welcome”) + -enza → accoglienza (“hospitality”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "obbedire (“to obey”) + -enza → obbedienza (“obedience”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tendere (“to tend”) + -enza → tendenza (“tendency”)",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.t͡sa/"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "-encia",
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    }
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        "Italian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Italian terms derived from Latin",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "tendere (“to tend”) + -enza → tendenza (“tendency”)",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛn.t͡sa/"
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    {
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