-dade
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -dade, from Latin -tātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-dade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -dades)
- Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
- Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.