libertad

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish libertad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libeɾˈtad/ [l̪i.beɾˈtad̪]
• Hyphenation: li‧ber‧tad

Noun

libertád (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜍ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔)

1. liberty; freedom

   Synonym: katalingkasan

Related terms

• libre

Ladino

Etymology

Old Spanish libertat.

Noun

libertad f (Hebrew spelling ליבירטאד)

1. freedom (of action); liberty; freeness

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libeɾˈta/ [li.β̞eɾˈt̪a]
  • Rhymes: -a
• IPA^(key): /libeɾˈtad/ [li.β̞eɾˈt̪að̞]

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  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: li‧ber‧tad

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish libertat, borrowed from Latin lībertātem. By surface analysis, libre +‎ -tad. Cognate with English liberty.

Noun

libertad f (plural libertades)

1. liberty, freedom

   Antonyms: ilibertad, constreñimiento

2. latitude, leeway

   Synonym: margen

Hyponyms

• libertad académica
• libertad condicional
• libertad contractual
• libertad de asociación
• libertad de cátedra
• libertad de circulación
• libertad de comercio
• libertad de conciencia
• libertad de cultos
• libertad de empresa
• libertad de enseñanza
• libertad de establecimiento
• libertad de expresión
• libertad de imprenta
• libertad de los mares
• libertad de panorama
• libertad de pensamiento
• libertad de prensa
• libertad de residencia
• libertad del espíritu
• libertad fundamental
• libertad provisional
• libertad pública
• libertad religiosa
• libertad sindical
• libertades civiles

Related terms

• liberar
• libertadense
• liberteño
• libre

Etymology 2

Verb

libertad

1. second-person plural imperative of libertar

Further reading

• “libertad”, 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