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-ência
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encía -encia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt -ância
Etymology
pt :lbor la:-entia + 1 -ença
Pronunciation
pt ẽsiɐ ẽsjɐ faster pronunciation 3
Suffix
f
forms nouns, from verbs, indicating a state or condition; -ence
pt -ença
Usage notes
This suffix is generally appended to 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verb stems.
Derived terms
pt
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