Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese amizade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (friend). Cognate with Spanish amistad.[1]

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Noun

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amizade f (plural amizades)

  1. friendship
    Antonym: inimizade
    • 1380, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 613:
      Rogolles por amor de deus et por lo amor et amizade que con elles senpre ouue que cunplan esta mina manda do dia que eu finar ata dous meses
      I ask of them [the executors], for the love of God and for the love and friendship that I always had with them, to carry out this testament of mine in two months from the day I die
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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “amar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese amizade, amiçade, amizidade, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (friend).

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  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧za‧de

Noun

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amizade f (plural amizades)

  1. (uncountable) friendship
    Antonym: inimizade

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