ciudad

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish ciudad.

Noun

ciudad

  1. city

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish ciudad.

Noun

ciudād

  1. city

References
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 215.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish cibdat, çibdad (cf. Ladino sivdad), from Latin cīvitātem, accusative singular of cīvitās (“city”) (compare Portuguese cidade, Galician cidade).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θjuˈdad/ [θjuˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sjuˈdad/ [sjuˈð̞að̞]
  • Audio (Latin America)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: ciu‧dad

Noun

ciudad f (plural ciudades)

  1. city
    Viven en la ciudad.
    They live in the city.
    ¡Qué ciudad tan grande y bonita!
    What a large and beautiful city!

Hyponyms
  • See also Category:es:Cities.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Chavacano: ciudad
  • → Bikol Central: siyudad
  • → Cebuano: siyudad
  • → Ilocano: siudad
  • → Tagalog: siyudad

See also

Further reading
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