piedad
See also: Piedad
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish piedat, piadad (first attested 1140)[1], from Latin pietās, pietātem (“piety; pity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjeˈdad/ [pjeˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: pie‧dad
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “piedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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