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Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1283. From the repeated -d (diminutive suffix). Originally, it was a diminutive suffix (cf. kisded). Today it is used to express similarity just like the suffixes -féle and -szerű.[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dad
- (adjective-forming suffix) similar to, sort of, -like, resembling, in the nature of. Added to a word to form an adjective.
- tojás (“egg”) + -dad → tojásdad (“egg-shaped”)
Usage notes
- (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
- -dad is added to back-vowel words
- -ded is added to front-vowel words
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish -dat, from Latin -tātem, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Suffix
-dad f (noun-forming suffix, plural -dades)
- forms nouns representing the property corresponding to an adjective; -ity
Usage notes
- The bare form -dad only comes after the letters l or n. Adjectives ending in -io and two syllable adjectives take the form -edad. Adjectives ending in -ble take the form -bilidad. Adjectives with three or more syllables take the -idad form.
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