insecticida
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From īnsectum (“insect”) + -cīda (“killer”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.sek.tiˈkiː.da/, [ĩːs̠ɛkt̪ɪˈkiːd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.sek.tiˈt͡ʃi.da/, [insekt̪iˈt͡ʃiːd̪ä]
Noun edit
īnsecticīda m (genitive īnsecticīdae); first declension
- (New Latin) insecticide
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Unio Europaea insecticidas neonicotinoides vetuit [1], Nuntii Latini 4.5.2018:
- Ūniō Eurōpaea vetuit, nē īnsecticīdae neonicotinoīdēs in agrīs adhibērentur.
- The European Union has banned the application of neonicotinoid insecticides on fields.
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Unio Europaea insecticidas neonicotinoides vetuit [1], Nuntii Latini 4.5.2018:
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | īnsecticīda | īnsecticīdae |
| Genitive | īnsecticīdae | īnsecticīdārum |
| Dative | īnsecticīdae | īnsecticīdīs |
| Accusative | īnsecticīdam | īnsecticīdās |
| Ablative | īnsecticīdā | īnsecticīdīs |
| Vocative | īnsecticīda | īnsecticīdae |
Descendants edit
- → Czech: insekticid
- → English: insecticide
- → French: insecticide
- → German: Insektizid
- → Italian: insetticide
- → Portuguese: inseticida
- → Serbo-Croatian: insekticid
- → Spanish: insecticida
- → Swedish: insekticid
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
insecticida m (plural insecticidas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of inseticida. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish edit
Noun edit
insecticida m (plural insecticidas)
Further reading edit
- “insecticida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014