-eza

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See also: eza, eža, -êza, and ežā

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈeθɐ], (western) [ˈesɐ]

Suffix

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-eza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ezas)

  1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)
    Synonym: -ura
    triste (sad) + ‎-eza → ‎tristeza (sadness)

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia.

Suffix

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-eza f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ezas)

  1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)
    Synonyms: -ez, -idade, -idão
    belo (beautiful) + ‎-eza → ‎beleza (beauty)
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-eza f

  1. Archaic spelling of -esa.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -itia.

Suffix

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-eza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ezas)

  1. attached to adjectives to form abstract nouns of that quality
    grande (grand, great) + ‎-eza → ‎grandeza (grandeur)

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Swahili

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Suffix

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-eza

  1. mid vowel variant of -iza