-eza

See also: eza, eža, -êza, and ežā

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia(m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeθɐ], (western) [ˈesɐ]

Suffix

-eza f

1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)

   ‎triste (“sad”) + ‎-eza → ‎tristeza (“sadness”)

   Synonym: -ura

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -eza

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.zɐ/

• Homophone: -esa

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese -eza, likely borrowed from Old Occitan -eza and/or Old Spanish -eza, both from Latin -itia. Doublet of -iça.

Suffix

-eza f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ezas)

1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)

   ‎belo (“beautiful”) + ‎-eza → ‎beleza (“beauty”)

   Synonyms: -ez, -idade, -idão

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -eza

Related terms

• -ícia, -ice, -ície

Etymology 2

Suffix

-eza f

1. Obsolete spelling of -esa

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -itia(m).

Suffix

-eza f (plural -ezas)

1. attached to adjectives to form abstract nouns of that quality

   ‎grande (“grand, great”) + ‎-eza → ‎grandeza (“grandeur”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eza

Related terms

• -ez

Further reading

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