-id
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman -ide, Middle French -ide, from Latin -idus, of uncertain origin.
Suffix [edit]
-id
- (not productive except in zoology) of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign words to make an English adjective or noun form. Often added to words of Greek, sometimes Latin, origin.
Derived terms [edit]
- horror > horrid
- vapor > vapid
- valor > valid
- turgor > turgid
- torpor > torpid
- candor > candid
- stupor > stupid
- rigor > rigid
- pallor > pallid
- acer > acrid
- livere > livid
- rabies > rabid
- languor > languid
- humour (a fluid) > humid (moist)
- solĭdus > solid
- stolidus > stolid
- rapidus > rapid
- Antartida (Chilean Antarctic Territory) > antartid
- *Latin > avid (eager)
- *Latin > arid (dry, devoid)
- *Latin > insipid (shallow)
- *Latin (limpidus) > limpid (bright)
Synonyms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle French -ide, French -ide, and their sources, Latin -id-, -is and Ancient Greek -ιδ-, -ις.
Suffix [edit]
-id
- (chiefly botany, astronomy) Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin sources, and the names of meteors.
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /id/
Suffix [edit]
-id
Declension [edit]
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Usage notes [edit]
- (possessive suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:
- -id is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -aid is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eid is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
- -jaid is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
- -jeid is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i