-dade

See also: dade, Dade, and dáde

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -idade

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -dade, from Latin -tātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.dɨ/ [ˈda.ðɨ]

Suffix

-dade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -dades)

1. Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
2. Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -dade