-ancy en · X
Pronunciation
- /ənsi/
Etymology
From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
expect + -ancy → expectancy
account + -ancy → accountancy
ascend + -ancy → ascendancy
Relateds
Translations (4)
fr -ancie (a condition or quality) · pl -ancja (a condition or quality) · pt -ância (a condition or quality) · fr -ance (a condition or quality)