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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese humanidade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), itself borrowed from Latin hūmānitātem (“humanity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
humanidade f (plural humanidades)
- humanity, humankind, mankind
- Synonym: xénero humano
- humanity (human condition or nature)
- humanity; benevolence
References
- “humanidade” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “humanidade” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “humanidade” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “humanidade” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese humanidade, itself borrowed from Latin hūmānitātem (“humanity”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hu‧ma‧ni‧da‧de
Noun
humanidade f (uncountable)
- humanity; mankind (the human race as a whole)
- humanity (human condition or nature)
- humanity; benevolence
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:benevolência
- Antonyms: malevolência, maldade, maleficiência, malignidade
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