ciudad
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Noun
ciudād
References
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 215.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- cibdad (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Spanish cibdat, çibdad (cf. Ladino sivdad), from Latin cīvitātem, accusative singular of cīvitās (“city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θjuˈdad/ [θjuˈð̞að̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sjuˈdad/ [sjuˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -að
- Hyphenation: ciu‧dad
Audio (Latin America): (file)
Noun
ciudad f (plural ciudades)
- city, large town
- Viven en la ciudad.
- They live in the city.
- ¡Qué ciudad tan grande y bonita!
- What a large and beautiful city!
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Cebuano: siyudad
See also
Further reading
- “ciudad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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