codicia

See also: codiciá

Contents

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /koˈdiθja/, [koˈðiθja]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /koˈdisja/, [koˈðisja]
• Hyphenation: co‧di‧cia

Etymology 1

From earlier cudicia, From Old Spanish cubdicia, 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

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

codicia

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.