-anza

See also: anza, Anza, and 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Spanish -anza, Portuguese and Catalan -ança, French -ance.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈan.t͡sa/
Rhymes: -antsa
Hyphenation: -àn‧za

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anze)

added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state or condition; -ance; -ancy
‎abbondante (“abundant”) + ‎-anza → ‎abbondanza (“abundance”)

‎mancante (“lacking”) + ‎-anza → ‎mancanza (“lack”)

‎cittadino (“citizen”) + ‎-anza → ‎cittadinanza (“citizenship”)

‎lontano (“far”) + ‎-anza → ‎lontananza (“distance, remoteness”)

Derived terms

Related terms

-ante
-enza

Anagrams

zana

Spanish

Alternative forms

-ancia

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -antia. Compare Catalan -ança, Portuguese -ança, French -ance, Italian -anza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈanθa/ [ˈãn̟.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈansa/ [ˈãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -anθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: -an‧za

Suffix

-anza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -anzas)

-ance

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

“-anza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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