# ansia
## Galician
### Etymology

Derived from Late Latin anxia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈansi̯ɐ]

### Noun

ansia f (plural ansias)
* craving, eagerness
* interest, involvement
* worry
* anxiety

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ansia”, 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), “ansia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ansia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈan.sja/
* Rhymes: -ansja
* Hyphenation: àn‧sia

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin anxia, derived from Classical Latin anxius (“anxious”).

#### Noun

ansia f (plural ansie)
* anxiety, apprehension
    Synonyms: ansietà, apprensione
* eagerness
    Synonym: bramosia

##### Derived terms

* ansiogeno
* ansiolitico

##### Related terms

* ansare
* ansiare
* ansietà
* ansimare
* ansio
* ansioso

#### Further reading

* ansia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

ansia
* feminine singular of ansio

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ansia
* inflection of ansiare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* ansai, asina, sanai

## Ladino
### Noun

ansia f (Hebrew spelling אנסייה)
* grief
** 1910, Reuben Eliyahu Israel, Traducsion libera de las poezias ebraicas de Roş Aşana i Kipur‎, Craiova: Institutul Grafic, I. Samitca şi D. Baraş, Socieatate in Comandita, →OCLC, page 10:Topandome boracio de ansia sino vino Io dezvii³) mis pasos de tu caminoFinding me drunk from wineless grief, I stray from the steps on my path.
** 1997, Aki Yerushalayim‎, numbers 56–58, page 31:El dezeo, la ansia de ir ayi ke se reflektan en la primera parte, se trokan en una deskripsion de la sivdad dezeada, […]The desire, the grief of going there is reflected in the first part, they transform into a description of the coveted city.
* worry; worrying (concern)
** 2000, Moshe 'Ha-Elion, translated by Avner Perets, במחנות המות‎, מכון מעלה אדומים, →ISBN, page 47:Staran por siempre libres de teles, de kadenas, De l’ansia de la muerte, de ambre i de penas.Forever are they free from iron wires, from chains, from worrying about death, from hunger and from pains.

### References

* ↑ “ansia”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anxia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈansja/ [ˈãn.sja]
* Rhymes: -ansja
* Syllabification: an‧sia

### Noun

ansia f (plural ansias)
* anxiety, apprehension
    Synonyms: ansiedad, aprehensión
* eagerness
    Synonym: avidez
* craving, hankering
* yearning, longing
    Synonym: anhelo

#### Usage notes

* Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ansia take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el ansia. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al ansia, del ansia.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un ansia or una ansia. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor ansia, una buena ansia.
* If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el ansia única, un(a) ansia buena.
* In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

#### Related terms

* ansiar
* ansiedad
* ansiolítico
* ansioso

### Further reading

* “ansia”, 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