adinerado
Lemma Details
Translation: wealthy; rich; affluent; moneyed; well-off
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Derived from 'dinero' (money) with the prefix 'a-' and suffix '-ado' indicating possession or state. 'Dinero' comes from Latin 'denarius', a Roman silver coin. The English cognate 'monetary' shares the same Latin root. The construction follows a common Spanish pattern where 'a-' + noun + '-ado' creates an adjective meaning 'having (the noun)'.
Commonality: 70%
Guessability: 30%
Register: neutral
Example Usage
Vive en un barrio adinerado de la ciudad.
He lives in a wealthy neighborhood of the city.
Una familia adinerada compró la mansión histórica.
A wealthy family bought the historic mansion.
No necesitas ser adinerado para ser feliz.
You don't need to be wealthy to be happy.
Los adinerados suelen tener inversiones diversificadas.
The wealthy usually have diversified investments.
Mnemonics
- Think 'a-DINER-ado' – someone with enough money to eat at diners all the time.
- Remember 'dinero' (money) is in the middle of the word – someone who has been 'covered in money'.
- The '-ado' ending is like '-ed' in English, so 'adinerado' is like saying someone is 'moneyed'.
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Cultural Context
In Spanish-speaking countries, being 'adinerado' often carries connotations of social status and privilege. The term is generally neutral but can sometimes be used with slight envy or criticism in societies with significant wealth inequality.
Easily Confused With
Explanation: While 'adinerado' means 'wealthy' or 'having money', 'endeudado' means 'indebted' or 'in debt' – essentially the opposite financial situation.
This word:
Es una persona adinerada con muchas propiedades.
He is a wealthy person with many properties.
Confused word:
Está muy endeudado después de comprar su casa.
He is heavily in debt after buying his house.
Notes: These words represent opposite financial states but can look similar to beginners because both are formed with a prefix and the '-ado' suffix.
Mnemonic: 'Adinerado' has 'dinero' (money) in it, while 'endeudado' has 'deuda' (debt).
Explanation: 'Adinerado' refers to wealth, while 'adintelado' is an architectural term referring to a lintel structure or something with a flat horizontal beam.
Confused word:
El edificio tiene un arco adintelado en la entrada.
The building has a linteled arch at the entrance.
Notes: These words look and sound similar but belong to completely different semantic fields.
Mnemonic: 'Adinerado' has 'dinero' (money), while 'adintelado' has 'dintel' (lintel).