Cid

See also: cid, CID, cíd, and ɔid

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.d͡ʒi/, /ˈsid͡ʒ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.d͡ʒi/, /ˈsid͡ʒ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsid͡ʒ/, /ˈsi.d͡ʒi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsid/ [ˈsið]

Proper noun

Cid m

1. Nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.

Proper noun

Cid m or f by sense

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Çid (obsolete)

Etymology

See cid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθid/ [ˈθið̞] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsid/ [ˈsið̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: Cid

Proper noun

Cid m

1. Nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.
2. a surname

Usage notes

• The definite article generally precedes the term (i.e. el Cid).