universidad

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish universidat, borrowed from Medieval Latin universitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /unibeɾsiˈdad/ [u.ni.β̞eɾ.siˈð̞að̞]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: u‧ni‧ver‧si‧dad

Noun

universidad f (plural universidades)

  1. college
  2. university

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: unibersidad
  • → Ido: universitato
  • → Tagalog: unibersidad

Further reading

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