-cidium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkiː.di.ũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.d̪i.um]

Suffix

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

Denotes an act of killing or a slaughter

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	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