paternidad
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin paternitātem. By surface analysis, paterno + -idad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pateɾniˈdad/ [pa.t̪eɾ.niˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: pa‧ter‧ni‧dad
Noun
paternidad f (plural paternidades)
- paternity, fatherhood (condition of being a father)
Further reading
- “paternidad”, 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