lealtad

Spanish

Alternative forms

lealdad (obsolete)

Etymology

From lealdad, from leal +‎ -dad, possibly corresponding to Medieval Latin legalitās, legalitātem, from Latin legālis. By surface analysis, leal +‎ -tad. Compare Portuguese lealdade, French loyauté, Italian lealtà. Doublet of legalidad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lealˈtad/ [le.al̪ˈt̪að̞]
Rhymes: -ad
Syllabification: le‧al‧tad

Noun

lealtad f (plural lealtades)

loyalty
Antonym: deslealtad

Related terms

leal

Further reading

“lealtad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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