igualdad
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin aequālitātem, from aequālis (“equal, even”). By surface analysis, igual + -dad. Compare Catalan igualtat, French égalité, Portuguese igualdade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡwalˈdad/ [i.ɣ̞wal̪ˈd̪að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: i‧gual‧dad
Noun
igualdad f (plural igualdades)
- equality
- Antonym: desigualdad
Derived terms
- desigualdad
- igualdad de ánimo
- signo de igualdad
Related terms
Further reading
- “igualdad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024