Predicada

Predicada is the feminine form of predicado (predicate) in Spanish and Portuguese, and also the feminine past participle of predicar (to predicate, to ascribe). In grammar and semantics, predicado refers to the part of a sentence that asserts something about the subject; predicada is used when describing feminine nouns that have been predicated or when the attribute has been ascribed to something.

In linguistic and philosophical texts, predicada can appear as an adjective or as part of a compound noun phrase to indicate that a property or relation has been ascribed to an entity. For example, phrases such as la idea predicada or la proposición predicada describe ideas or propositions that have been attributed a particular property or truth-value. In logic, predicada may be encountered in discussions of predication, which concerns ascribing a predicate to a subject or applying a property to an argument.

Etymology traces predicada to predicar and predicado, from Latin praedicare, meaning to declare beforehand or to assert, with predicado serving as the noun for the predicate and predicada as the feminine participle form. The term is primarily found in academic discourse dealing with grammar, linguistics, and logic; in everyday language, speakers more commonly use predicado or refer to predicates directly.

See also: predicado, predicación, predicate logic, predication.