enemistad

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enemisˈtad/ [e.ne.misˈt̪að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: e‧ne‧mis‧tad

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish enemiztat, enemiztad, evolution of Vulgar Latin *inimīcitātem, from Latin inīmicus, based on inimīcitia. Compare Portuguese inimizade.

Noun

enemistad f (plural enemistades)

1. enmity, hostility

   Synonyms: desamistad, hostilidad

   Antonym: amistad

Etymology 2

Verb

enemistad

1. second-person plural imperative of enemistar

Further reading

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