-idade

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (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
Portuguese terms suffixed with -idade
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