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-ança
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ANCA Anca Ançã Áncá anca -ança
Catalan
Etymology
ca la -antia. ca -ància, a learned or semi-learned form.
Suffix
f
-ance a state
Derived terms
ca
Related terms
ca -ença
ca -cia
Galician
Etymology
From gl -anza, influenced by gl pt -ança.
Suffix
f
-anza
gl juntar to assemble, to meet juntança meeting
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:-ança<ety:inh<la:-antia<ety:af<la:-āns<id:present active participle>><la:-ia<id:abstract noun>>>>> 1 ++ pt -ância. Cognate with es -anza, fr -ance and it -anza.
Suffix
f
-ance a state
a particularly excessive or overindulgent state, as in pt festança and pt comilança
Derived terms
pt
Related terms
pt -ença
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