-eza

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See also: eza, eža, -êza, and ežā

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ezas)

  1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)
    Synonym: -ura
    ‎triste (“sad”) + ‎-eza → ‎tristeza (“sadness”)

Derived terms

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Galician terms suffixed with -eza

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia.

Suffix

-eza f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ezas)

  1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)
    Synonyms: -ez, -idade, -idão
    ‎belo (“beautiful”) + ‎-eza → ‎beleza (“beauty”)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -eza
Related terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-eza f

  1. Archaic spelling of -esa.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -itia.

Suffix

-eza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ezas)

  1. attached to adjectives to form abstract nouns of that quality
    ‎grande (“grand, great”) + ‎-eza → ‎grandeza (“grandeur”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eza

Related terms

Further reading

Swahili

Suffix

-eza

  1. mid vowel variant of -iza
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