pérdida

See also: perdida

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *perdita, from the feminine of Latin perditus. Coromines & Pascual regard it as a semi-learned rather than popular form. Romance cognates include Portuguese perda, Italian perdita, French perte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾdida/ [ˈpeɾ.ð̞i.ð̞a]
Audio (Peru) (file)
Rhymes: -eɾdida
Syllabification: pér‧di‧da

Noun

pérdida f (plural pérdidas)

loss
leak
Synonym: derrame

Derived terms

ganancias y pérdidas

Related terms

perder

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “perder”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 488