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-idade

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See also: idade

Galician

Alternative forms

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) + -idadeautenticidade (authenticity)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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) + -idadedesumanidade (inhumanity)
  2. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity
    côncavo (concave) + -idadeconcavidade (concavity)

Usage notes

The following ending(s) change(s) in words appended with this suffix:

  • -ão (as a non-verb suffix, including plurals) → -on-
  • -ã(o)- (including plurals) → -(i)an-, -am-, or -(i)on-, depending on the base word's etymology
  • -m (including plurals) → -n-
  • -vel (unstressed and adjectival, including plurals) → -bil-
  • -z (adjectival, including plurals) → -c-

Derived terms

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