Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) age
  2. (feminine) time since an event
  3. (feminine) age (period of time)

Synonyms

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
e‧dad
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈdad/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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