-idade
See also: idade
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Suffix edit
-idade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -idades)
- 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-idade f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -idades)
- 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”)
- forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity
- côncavo (“concave”) + -idade → concavidade (“concavity”)