ciudad

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Spanish ciudad.

Noun

ciudād

city

References

Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 215.

Spanish

Alternative forms

cibdad (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Spanish cibdat, çibdad (cf. Ladino sivdad), from Latin cīvitātem, accusative singular of cīvitās (“city”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /θjuˈdad/, [θjuˈðað]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /sjuˈdad/, [sjuˈðað]
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Rhymes: -að

Noun

ciudad f (plural ciudades)

city, large town

Viven en la ciudad.
They live in the city.

¡Qué ciudad tan grande y bonita!
What a large and beautiful city!

Derived terms

ciudadano

Related terms

See also

aldea
pueblo

Further reading

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

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