-edad

Spanish

suffix

Definitions

Form of -dad used generally for adjectives ending in -io or for two syllable adjectives; Comparable generally to the English suffix -ity

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -itātem.

Origin

Latin

-itātem

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-itātem Latin
-ità Italian
-idad Spanish, Castilian
*-it- Proto-Indo-European
*-teh₂ts Proto-Indo-European
-ete Old French
-té Old French
-itat Catalan, Valencian
-ătate Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-ãtati Aromanian
-itât Friulian

-idad