-idade
See also: idade
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- -dade
Etymology
From Old Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ˈda.d͡ʒi/
Suffix
-idade f
- forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the state, property or quality of conforming to the adjective’s description; -ity; -ness; -hood
- desumano (“inhumane”) + -idade → desumanidade (“inhumanity”)
- forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating something that has the given quality; -ity
- côncavo (“concave”) + -idade → concavidade (“concavity”)
Synonyms
- (forming the names of properties): -or, -eza, -ez
Derived terms
- -abilidade
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