codicia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA: /ko̞ˈðiθja̠/
• (Others) IPA: /ko̞ˈðisja̠/

Etymology 1

From earlier cudicia, from Latin *cupiditia, from cupiditās, cupiditātis "desire".

Alternative forms

• cudicia (archaic)

Noun

codicia f (plural codicias)

1. greed, avarice
2. (archaic) lust

Synonyms

• (greed): avaricia f

Derived terms

codiciable

codiciar

codicioso

Etymology 2

Verb

codicia (infinitive codiciar)

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of codiciar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of codiciar.