provisionalidad

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish provisión

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish provisional

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itātemlbor.

Spanish -idad

Spanish provisionalidad

From provisional + -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾobisjonaliˈdad/ [pɾo.β̞i.sjo.na.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: pro‧vi‧sio‧na‧li‧dad

Noun

provisionalidad f (plural provisionalidades)

1. provisionality (temporary character)
   • 2016 November 2, “Barcelona avanza sola en la Sagrera”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     “Vivimos en una situación de provisionalidad que parece ya permanente”, se ha quejado.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “provisionalidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025