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-eza

-eza

See also: eza, eža, -êza, and ežā

Portuguese

Suffix

-eza f

  1. -ness; -ity (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning “the state of ...”, “the quality of ...”, or “the measure of ...”)
    belo ‎(“beautiful”) + ‎-eza → ‎beleza ‎(“beauty”)
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Etymology 2

Suffix

-eza f

  1. Obsolete spelling of -esa

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -itia(m).

Suffix

-eza f ‎(plural -ezas)

  1. Attached to adjectives to form abstract nouns of that quality
    grande ‎(“grand, great”) + ‎-eza → ‎grandeza ‎(“grandeur”)

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese -eza, from Latin -itia(m).

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