-idade

Portuguese

/i.ˈda.d͡ʒi/

suffix
Definitions
  • forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the state, property or quality of conforming to the adjective’s description; -ity; -ness; -hood
  • forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese -idade inherited from Latin -itas, -itātem inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-teh₂ts

Gloss

suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being

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