Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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

  1. Denotes an act of killing or a slaughter

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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