-cida

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -cīda, from the base of caedō (to cut, strike, kill).

Suffix

-cida m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -cides)

  1. -cide (denoting a person or substance that kills)

Suffix

-cida m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -cides)

  1. -cidal

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Latin -cīda, from the base of caedō (I cut, strike, kill).

Suffix

-cida m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -cidas)

  1. -cide (denoting a person or substance that kills)

Suffix

-cida m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -cidas)

  1. -cidal

Derived terms

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -cīda, from the base of caedō (to cut, strike, kill).

Suffix

-cida m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -cidi, feminine plural -cide)

  1. -cide (denoting a person or substance that kills)

Suffix

-cida (adjective-forming suffix, masculine plural -cidi, feminine plural -cide)

  1. -cidal

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

caedō (to cut, hew, kill) +‎ -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-cīda m (genitive -cīdae); first declension

  1. Noun-forming suffix denoting “one who kills” or “one who cuts” from noun stems.

Usage notes

  • All derived terms are masculine or common despite their use of the first declension.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative -cīda -cīdae
genitive -cīdae -cīdārum
dative -cīdae -cīdīs
accusative -cīdam -cīdās
ablative -cīdā -cīdīs
vocative -cīda -cīdae

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: -cide (merged with -cīdium)
  • French: -cide
  • Spanish: -cida

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -cīda, from the base of caedō (to cut, to strike, to kill).

Suffix

-cida m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -cidas)

  1. -cide (killer of)
    fungo (fungus) + ‎-cida → ‎fungicida (fungicide)

Usage notes

Masculine when referring to males and things, feminine when referring to females.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -cīda, from the base of caedō (to cut, strike, kill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθida/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsida/
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: -ci‧da

Suffix

-cida m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -cidas)

  1. -cide (denoting a person that kills)

Suffix

-cida m (noun-forming suffix, plural -cidas)

  1. -cide (denoting a substance that kills)

Suffix

-cida m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -cidas)

  1. -cidal

Derived terms

Further reading