-cidium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.di.um/, [ˈkiːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate 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)
• Dalmatian: -cido
• Italian: -cidio
• Spanish: -cidio
• Portuguese: -cídio