codicia

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See also: codiciá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /koˈdiθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koˈdisja/
  • Rhymes: -iθja
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: co‧di‧cia

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish cobdicia, borrowed from Late Latin cupiditia, from cupiditās (“desire”), with a change in suffix. Compare Asturian cobicia and Portuguese cobiça.

Alternative forms

Noun

codicia f (plural codicias)

  1. greed, avarice
    Synonym: avaricia
  2. (archaic) lust
    Synonym: lujuria
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

codicia

  1. inflection of codiciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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