cassida

See also: Cassida

Etruscan

Romanization

cassida

1. Romanization of 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌔𐌉𐌃𐌀

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin Cassida, derived from Latin cassis (“(metal) helmet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas.si.da/
• Rhymes: -assida
• Hyphenation: càs‧si‧da

Noun

cassida f (plural casside)

1. (entomology) any member of the genus Cassida

Derived terms

• cassida delle barbabietole
• cassida verde

Etymology 2

With a change in ending, from Latin cassidem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas.si.da/
• Rhymes: -assida
• Hyphenation: càs‧si‧da

Noun

cassida f (plural casside)

1. (uncommon) Alternative form of casside

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic قَصِيدَة (qaṣīda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈsi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: cas‧sì‧da

Noun

cassida f (plural casside)

1. (poetry) qasida (poem of Arabic origin)

Further reading

• cassida in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cassida in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.si.da/, [ˈkäs̠ːɪd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.si.da/, [ˈkäsːid̪ä]

Noun

cassida f (genitive cassidae); first declension

1. Alternative form of cassis (“plumed metal helmet”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cassida	cassidae
Genitive	cassidae	cassidārum
Dative	cassidae	cassidīs
Accusative	cassidam	cassidās
Ablative	cassidā	cassidīs
Vocative	cassida	cassidae

References

• “cassida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cassida”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers