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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish edad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔeˈdad/
- Hyphenation: e‧dad
Noun
edád (Basahan spelling ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)
- age
- Ano na an edad mo? ― How old are you now? (What is your age now?)
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish edad.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧dad
- IPA(key): /ˈʔedad/
Noun
edád
- age
- Synonym: gulang
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish edat, from Latin aetātem, from syncope of earlier aevitās, from Proto-Italic *aiwotāts, from *aiwom + *-tāts, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital energy”), from *h₂ey-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈdad/
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: e‧dad
Noun
edad f (plural edades)
- age
- time since an event
- (geology) age (period of time)
Usage notes
- When talking about one's age, use the construction "tener X años". For more details, see the entry at año
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish edad, from Old Spanish edat, from Latin aetātem, accusative singular of aetās, from syncope of earlier aevitās.
Pronunciation
Noun
edád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)
- age
- Synonym: gulang
- Beynte anyos ang edad ko. ― My age is twenty years old.
- Bakit ayaw nating umamin ng edad natin? ― Why don't we like to admit our age?
Derived terms
Further reading
- “edad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018