soledad

/soleˈdad/ · B1 · noun · f

solitude

sol(o) = alone + -dad = -ty, so alone-ty, i.e. solitude

From Latin solitas, from solus (alone), the same root as solo and solitude. Spanish -dad matches English -ty: libertad = liberty, ciudad = city. All -dad nouns are feminine: la soledad.

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