-cidium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.di.um/, [ˈkiː.di.ũ]

Suffix

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

Denotes an act of killing or a slaughter

Declension

Second declension.

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

English: -cide (merged with -cīda)
Italian: -cidio
Spanish: -cidio

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