lealtad

Spanish

Alternative forms

• lealdad (obsolete)

Etymology

From lealdad, from leal +‎ -dad, possibly corresponding to Medieval Latin legalitās, legalitātem, from Latin legālis. By surface analysis, leal +‎ -tad. Compare Portuguese lealdade, French loyauté, Italian lealtà. Doublet of legalidad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lealˈtad/ [le.al̪ˈt̪að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: le‧al‧tad

Noun

lealtad f (plural lealtades)

1. loyalty

   Antonym: deslealtad

Related terms

• leal

Further reading

• “lealtad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10