-cida

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.da/

Suffix

-cīda m (genitive -cīdae); first declension

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-cīda	-cīdae
genitive	-cīdae	-cīdārum
dative	-cīdae	-cīdīs
accusative	-cīdam	-cīdās
ablative	-cīdā	-cīdīs
vocative	-cīda	-cīdae

Derived terms

► Latin words suffixed with -cida

• -cīdium

Descendants

• English: -cide
• French: -cide
• Spanish: -cida

References

• “-cīda” on page 344/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

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Portuguese

Suffix

-cida m, f

1. -cide (killer of)

   fungo (“fungus”) + ‎-cida → ‎fungicida (“fungicide”)

Usage notes

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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ða/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ða/

Suffix

-cida m, f

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

Derived terms

► Spanish words suffixed with -cida

Related terms

• -cidio