See also: idade

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Suffix

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-idade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -idades)

  1. 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-idade f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -idades)

  1. 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)
  2. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity
    côncavo (concave) + ‎-idade → ‎concavidade (concavity)

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