edad

See also: -edad

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish edad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔeˈdad/ [ʔeˈd̪ad̪]
  • Hyphenation: e‧dad

Noun

edád (Basahan spelling ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)

  1. age
    Ano na an edad mo?How old are you now? (What is your age now?)

Derived terms

  • ka-edad

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish edad.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧dad
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔedad/ [ˈʔe.dad]

Noun

edád

  1. age
    Synonym: gulang

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish edat, from Latin aetātem, from syncope of earlier aevitās, from Proto-Italic *aiwotāts, from *aiwom + *-tāts, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (vital energy), from *h₂ey-. Compare English eternity and English eon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈdad/ [eˈð̞að̞]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: e‧dad

Noun

edad f (plural edades)

  1. age
    • 2022 June 3, Sandee LaMotte, “El efecto 'Benjamin Button': científicos logran revertir el envejecimiento en ratones. El objetivo es hacer lo mismo con los humanos”, in CNN en Español[1]:
      Ahora él quiere cambiar el mundo y convertir el envejecimiento en una enfermedad”, dijo Whitney Casey, una inversionista que se asoció con Sinclair para crear una prueba de edad biológica casera.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. time since an event
  3. (geology) age (period of time)

Usage notes

  • When talking about one's age, use the construction "tener X años". For more details, see the entry at año

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hiligaynon: edad
  • Tagalog: edad

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish edad, from Old Spanish edat, from Latin aetātem, accusative singular of aetās, from syncope of earlier aevitās.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈdad/ [ʔɛˈd̪ad̪̚]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: e‧dad

Noun

edád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)

  1. age
    Synonym: gulang
    Beynte anyos ang edad ko.My age is twenty years old.
    Bakit ayaw nating umamin ng edad natin?Why don't we like to admit our age?

Derived terms

Further reading

  • edad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018