-cidium

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From -cīda (suffix denoting “killer”, “cutter”) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-cīdium n (genitive -cīdiī or -cīdī); second declension

  1. Denotes an act of killing or a slaughter

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -cīdium -cīdia
Genitive -cīdiī
-cīdī1
-cīdiōrum
Dative -cīdiō -cīdiīs
Accusative -cīdium -cīdia
Ablative -cīdiō -cīdiīs
Vocative -cīdium -cīdia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: -cide (merged with -cīda)
  • Dalmatian: -cido
  • Italian: -cidio
  • Spanish: -cidio
  • Portuguese: -cídio