sociedad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin societās, societātem (“society, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”). The senses of "company" and "association" were later borrowings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /soθjeˈdad/ [so.θjeˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sosjeˈdad/ [so.sjeˈð̞að̞]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Hyphenation: so‧cie‧dad

Noun

sociedad f (plural sociedades)

1. society, social order, community
2. high society
3. company, firm, corporation
4. association, partnership

Derived terms

• sociedad anónima
• sociedad secreta

 

Related terms

• asociación
• social
• socio

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: sosyidad

Further reading

• “sociedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28