-idad

• -dad, -edad

Learned borrowing from Latin -itātem. Doublet of -edad.

• IPA^(key): /iˈdad/ [iˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: -i‧dad

-idad f (noun-forming suffix, plural -idades)

1. alternative form of -dad

   ‎conductivo (“conductive”) + ‎-idad → ‎conductividad (“conductivity”)

   ‎fácil (“easy”) + ‎-idad → ‎facilidad (“ease”)

• Used generally for adjectives of three or more syllables; comparable to the English suffix -ity.

• “-idad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025