-cidium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.di.um/, [ˈkiːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.di.um/, [ˈt͡ʃiːd̪ium]

Suffix

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

  1. Denotes an act of killing or a slaughter

Declension

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
Latin terms suffixed with -cidium

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