-idade

See also: idade

Galician

Alternative forms

• -dade

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Suffix

-idade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -idades)

1. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the state, property or quality of conforming to the adjective’s description; -ity; -ness; -hood

   ‎auténtico (“authentic”) + ‎-idade → ‎autenticidade (“authenticity”)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -dade

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈda.dɨ/ [iˈða.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ

Suffix

-idade f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -idades)

1. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the state, property or quality of conforming to the adjective’s description; -ity; -ness; -hood

   Synonyms: -or, -eza, -ez

   ‎desumano (“inhumane”) + ‎-idade → ‎desumanidade (“inhumanity”)

2. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity

   ‎côncavo (“concave”) + ‎-idade → ‎concavidade (“concavity”)

Derived terms

• -abilidade

Portuguese terms suffixed with -idade