-ança

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See also: ANCA, Anca, Ançã, Áncá, and anca

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ància, a learned or semi-learned form.

Suffix

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-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ances)

  1. -ance (a state)

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Galician

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Etymology

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From -anza, influenced by Portuguese -ança.

Suffix

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-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anças, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of -anza
    juntar (to assemble, to meet) + ‎-ança → ‎juntança (meeting)

Usage notes

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  • This spelling was a product of reintegrationism (applying the Portuguese orthography in Galician).

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -ança, from Latin -antia. Doublet of -ância. Cognate of Spanish -anza, French -ance and Italian -anza.

Suffix

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-ança f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anças)

  1. -ance (a state)
    1. a particularly excessive or overindulgent state, as in festança and comilança

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