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Etruscan
Romanization
cassida
- Romanization of 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌔𐌉𐌃𐌀
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin Cassida, derived from Latin cassis (“(metal) helmet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cassida f (plural casside)
- (entomology) any member of the genus Cassida
Derived terms
Etymology 2
With a change in ending, from Latin cassidem.
Pronunciation
Noun
cassida f (plural casside)
- (uncommon) Alternative form of casside
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic قَصِيدَة (qaṣīda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈsi.da/
- Rhymes: -ida
- Hyphenation: cas‧sì‧da
Noun
cassida f (plural casside)
- (poetry) qasida (poem of Arabic origin)
Further reading
- cassida in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- cassida in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
cassida f (genitive cassidae); first declension
- Alternative form of cassis (“plumed metal helmet”)
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “cassida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cassida”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers