-dade
Portuguese, suffix/ˈda.d͡ʒi/
-dade is spelled D-A-D-E (4 letters). -dade is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -idade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sufixo formador de substantivos abstratos a partir de adjetivos”.
What does -dade mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -idade
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. sufixo formador de substantivos abstratos a partir de adjetivos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -dade?
- Brazil /ˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /ˈda.dɨ/
- Portugal [ˈda.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.