paciencia

Borrowed from Latin patientia.

• IPA^(key): /paˈθjenθja/ [paˈθjẽn̟.θja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Syllabification: pa‧cien‧cia

paciencia f (plural paciencies)

1. patience (the quality of being patient)

• pacencia

Learned borrowing from Latin patientia.

• Hyphenation: pa‧cien‧cia

paciencia f (plural paciencias)

1. patience (the quality of being patient)

   Antonym: impaciencia

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paciencia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “paciencia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “paciencia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “paciencia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Borrowed from Latin patientia.

• IPA^(key): /paˈθjenθja/ [paˈθjẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsjensja/ [paˈsjẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pa‧cien‧cia

paciencia f (plural paciencias)

1. patience, forbearance (the quality of being patient)

   Antonym: impaciencia

   tener paciencia con ― to bear with

• “paciencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025