-edad

See also: edad

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -dad, -idad

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -itātem. Doublet of -idad.

Suffix

-edad f (noun-forming suffix, plural -edades)

1. Alternative form of -dad

   ‎sucio (“dirty”) + ‎-edad → ‎suciedad (“dirtiness”)

Usage notes

• Used generally for adjectives ending in -io or for two syllable adjectives; comparable generally to the English suffix -ity.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -edad

Further reading

• “-edad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28