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

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /soθjeˈdad/, [soθjeˈðað]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /sosjeˈdad/, [sosjeˈðað]
• 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

 

Related terms

• asociación
• social
• socio

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: sosyidad

Further reading

• “sociedad” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.