-ense

See also: ense, eñse, and ənsə

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ēnsis (“originating in”), whence also the inherited Italian doublet -ese.

Suffix

-ense (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ensi)
-ense m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -ensi)

1. used to create adjectives and nouns that denote ethnonyms, like parmense, from Parma or statunitense, from Stati Uniti

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ense

Related terms

• -ese

Anagrams

• -sene, sene

Latin

Suffix

-ēnse

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ēnsis

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ēnsis (“originating in”). Compare the inherited doublet -ês.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.sɨ/

Suffix

-ense m or f (plural -enses)

1. forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a place

   Synonyms: -ês, -ão, -eiro, -ista, -enho

   ‎Berlim (“Berlin”) + ‎-ense → ‎berlinense (“Berliner”)

2. forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to [the suffixed place]”

   ‎Berlim (“Berlin”) + ‎-ense → ‎berlinense (“of or relating to Berlin”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ense

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ēnsis (“originating in”). Compare the inherited doublet -és.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈense/ [ˈẽn.se]
• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: -en‧se

Suffix

-ense m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -enses)
-ense m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -enses)

1. forms adjectives and nouns that denote ethnonyms, like estadounidense, from Estados Unidos

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ense

Related terms

• -és

 

Further reading

• “-ense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10