necesidad

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === necessidad (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish necessidad, borrowed from Latin necessitātem. According to Coromines and Pascual, attested since the 13th century, in Gonzalo de Berceo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neθesiˈdad/ [ne.θe.siˈð̞að̞] (Spain) IPA(key): /nesesiˈdad/ [ne.se.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: ne‧ce‧si‧dad === Noun === necesidad f (plural necesidades) need necessity neediness, state of being in need neediness (emotional) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “necesidad”, 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 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “necesidad”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[3] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 221