enemiztat
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *inimīcitātem, accusative singular of *inimīcitās, from Latin inīmicus, based on inimīcitia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
enemiztat f (usually uncountable)
- enmity, rivalry
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 16r:
- Eſta piedra a grand enemiztad con la otra que dixiemos aq̃ dizen abehenic en arauigo ⁊ en latin iaſpio uerde p̃o ſon amas duna color.
- This stone has a great enmity with the other we mentioned, which they call abehenic in Arabic and green jasper in Latin, but they are both the same color.
- Idem, f. 61r.
- Et ſu p̃priedat es de aborrecer la ſal tanto que biẽ parece que a entramas grand enemiztat.
- And its property is that it loathes salt so much that it would seem that there is a great enmity between them both.
Antonyms edit
- amiztad (“friendship, friendliness”)
Related terms edit
- enemigo (“enemy”)
Descendants edit
- Spanish: enemistad