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-cida
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cida Cida
Catalan
Etymology
ca la -cīda, from the base of la caedō to cut, strike, kill.
Suffix
mfbysense
-cide denoting a person or substance that kills
Suffix
-cidal
Derived terms
ca
Related terms
ca -cidi
Galician
Etymology
From gl la -cīda, from the base of la caedō to cut, strike, kill.
Suffix
mfbysense
-cide denoting a person or substance that kills
Suffix
-cidal
Derived terms
From gl.
Related terms
gl -cidio
Italian
Etymology
From it la -cīda, from the base of la caedō to cut, strike, kill.
Suffix
mfbysense
-cide denoting a person or substance that kills
Suffix
-cidal
Derived terms
it
Related terms
it -cidio
Anagrams
it acdi Ciad cadi cadì dica
Latin
Etymology
la killing -cīda :af caedō<t:to cut, hew, kill><id:to cut> -a<pos:suffix forming masculine agent nouns><id:agent noun> + 1
Pronunciation
cīda
Suffix
-cīda<1.M>
Noun-forming suffix denoting “one who kills” or “one who cuts” from noun stems.
Usage notes
All derived terms are masculine or common despite their use of the first declension.
Declension
-cīda<1>
Derived terms
la
la -cīdium
Descendants
en -cide (merged with la -cīdium)
fr -cide
es -cida
References
2 -cīda 344/1
Portuguese
Etymology
pt la -cīda, from the base of la caedō to cut, to strike, to kill.
Suffix
mfbysense
-cide killer of
pt fungo fungus fungicida fungicide
Usage notes
Masculine when referring to males and things, feminine when referring to females.
Derived terms
pt
Related terms
pt -cídio
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
es la -cīda, from the base of la caedō to cut, strike, kill.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mfbysense
-cide denoting a person that kills
Suffix
m
-cide denoting a substance that kills
Suffix
-cidal
Derived terms
es
Related terms
es -cidio
Further reading