-dad
See also: dad, Dad, DAD, dåd, ḍaḍ, and dáð
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɒd]
- Rhymes: -ɒd
Suffix
-dad
- (adjective-forming suffix) similar to, sort of, -like, resembling, in the nature of. Appended to a word to form an adjective.
- tojás (“egg”) + -dad → tojásdad (“egg-shaped”)
Usage notes
- (adjective-forming suffix) Originally, it was a diminutive suffix (cf. kisded). Today it is used to express similarity just like the suffixes -féle and -szerű. Harmonic variants:
- -dad is added to back vowel words
- -ded is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -dad
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -idad, -edad
Etymology
From Old Spanish -dat, from Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Suffix
-dad f (plural -dades)
- Used in forming a noun to represent the property corresponding to an adjective; -ity
Usage notes
The bare form -dad only comes after the letters l or n. Adjectives ending in -io and two syllable adjectives take the form -edad. Adjectives ending in -ble take the form -bilidad. Adjectives with three or more syllables take the -idad form.
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -dad
Related terms
- -edad, -idad, -bilidad
Further reading
- “-dad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014