enemiztat

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• enemiztad, enemjztad

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *inimīcitātem, accusative singular of *inimīcitās, from Latin inīmicus, based on inimīcitia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enemid͡zˈtat/

Noun

enemiztat f (usually uncountable)

1. enmity, rivalry
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16r:

     Eſta piedra a grand enemiztad con la otra que dixiemos aq̃ dizen abehenic en arauigo ⁊ en latin iaſpio uerde p̃o ſon amas duna color.

     This stone has a great enmity with the other we mentioned, which they call abehenic in Arabic and green jasper in Latin, but they are both the same color.

   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 61r:

     Et ſu p̃priedat es de aborrecer la ſal tanto que biẽ parece que a entramas grand enemiztat.

     And its property is that it loathes salt so much that it would seem that there is a great enmity between them both.

Antonyms

• amiztad (“friendship, friendliness”)

Related terms

• enemigo (“enemy”)

Descendants

• Spanish: enemistad