amistad

See also: Amistad

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amisˈtad/ [a.misˈt̪að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧mis‧tad

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

Noun

amistad f (plural amistades)

1. friendship

   Antonyms: desamistad, enemistad

Derived terms

• amistad con derechos
• amistad con ventajas
• amistoso (“friendly”)

Related terms

• amistar

Related terms

• amigable (“friendly”)
• amigo (“friend”)

Descendants

• → Tagalog: amistad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amistad

1. second-person plural imperative of amistar

Further reading

• “amistad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amistad, from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamisˈtad/ [ʔɐ.mɪsˈt̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧mis‧tad

Noun

amistád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔)

1. friendship; amity

   Synonym: pagkakaibigan

Derived terms

• kaamistad

Related terms

• amable
• Amante
• amante
• amatoryo
• amatyur
• amatyurismo
• amiga
• amigita
• amigito
• amigo
• amistoso
• amor
• amor propyo
• amor-patriyo
• amores
• amores mil
• amoritis
• amoriyos
• amorosa
• amoroso
• amorseko
• enamorada
• enamorado
• enemigo
• enemistad

Further reading

• “amistad”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “amistad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 30