Cid

See also: cid, CID, and cíd

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Çid (archaic)

Etymology

From the dialectal Arab word سيد (sïdi or sayyid, “lord, master”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθid/ [ˈθið̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsid/ [ˈsið̞]

Proper noun

Cid m

1. Lord, Master
2. Knight
3. Rodrigo Díaz, better known as El Cid ("the Lord" or "the Master"). Also called just Cid or Campeador, a famous Castilian knight born in Vivar, Spain.