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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-ancy en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ənsi/

Etymology

From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.

Meanings

  1. (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

-ance

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)