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ence -encë English Alternative forms en -ance en ⠰⠑ Braille Etymology From en enm -ence, from en fro -ence, from en la -entia. Compare ang -ende, ang -endu -ing, -ence. Pronunciation en /əns/ [ən(t)s] en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ence.wav Southern England Suffix ~ en chiefly non-productive Same as -ance; having the state or condition of. dependence compellence Derived terms en Translations same as -ance; having the state or condition of Afrikaans: af -ensie Albanian: sq -encë Asturian: ast -encia Belarusian: be -э́нцыя Bulgarian: bg -е́нция Catalan: ca -ència, ca -ença Czech: cs -ence f Danish: da -ens Dutch: nl -entie, nl -heid Finnish: fi -enssi French: fr -ence, fr -ance Galician: gl -encia German: de -enz Hungarian: hu -ság/hu -ség, hu -at/hu -et, hu -alom/hu -elem, hu -encia Indonesian: id -ensi Italian: it -enza, it -anza Latin: la -entia Malay: ms -ensi, ms -ens, ms ke--an Norwegian: Bokmål: nb -ens Nynorsk: nn -ens Occitan: oc -éncia Polish: pl -encja f Portuguese: pt -ença, pt -ência Romanian: ro -ință, ro -ență Russian: ru -е́нция Slovak: sk -encia Slovene: sl -enca Spanish: es -encia, es -enza Sranan Tongo: srn -densi Swedish: sv -ens Ukrainian: uk -е́нція Anagrams en ceen -cene cene French Etymology fr :lbor la:-entia fr la -entia. Compare it -enza, pt -ença, pt -ência, ro -ință, ro -ență, es -enza, es -encia. fr -ance, which is inherited. Pronunciation fr -ance Suffix f en -ence, -ance Derived terms fr fr agence coalescence confluence dégénérescence effervescence efficience efflorescence éloquence émergence éminence ensemence évanescence exigence faïence féculence flatulence fluorescence fréquence grandiloquence immanence imminence impatience impertinence impotence impudence incandescence incidence inclémence incohérence incompétence inconscience inconséquence incontinence indécence independence indifférence indigence indolence indulgence inexistence inexpérience inférence ingérence inhérence inintelligence insolence intermittence irrévérence jurisprudence latence licence luminescence magnificence munificence négligence non-ingérence non-violence obsolescence occurrence omnipotence omniprésence omniscience opalescence opulence permanence pertinence phosphorescence potence prééminence préexistence préférence prescience présidence proéminence providence prudence quintessence recommence recrudescence récurrence référence régence réminiscence résidence résipiscence résurgence réticence révérence reviviscence semence sénescence somnolence stridence succulence tangence transparence truculence tumescence turbulence urgence valence Serbo-Croatian Suffix Suffix appended to neuter nouns to create another neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object. sh bȕre → sh burénce sh dijéte → sh djeténce sh jȁre → sh jarénce sh kȕče → sh kučénce sh pȉle → sh pilénce sh prȃse → sh prasénce sh ćȅbe → sh ćebénce See also sh -ce sh -ance