-ence

• -ance
• ⠰⠑ (Braille)

From Middle English -ence, from Old French -ence, from Latin -entia. Compare Old English -ende, -endu (“-ing, -ence”).

• IPA^(key): /əns/, [ən(t)s]

-ence

1. (chiefly non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.

   dependence

   compellence

• -cene, cene

Borrowed from Latin -entia. Compare Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia. Doublet of -ance, which is inherited.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃s/
• Homophone: -ance

-ence f (plural -ences)

1. -ence, -ance

-ence (Cyrillic spelling -енце)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object.

• -ce
• -ance