El Cid

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish El Cid, from el +‎ Cid, from dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, lord, master).

Proper noun

El Cid

  1. El Cid; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a prince of Valencia
  2. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:El Cid.

Spanish

Etymology

From el + Cid, dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, lord, master); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /el ˈθid/ [el̟ ˈθið̞] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /el ˈsid/ [el ˈsið̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
    • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • IPA(key): /el ˈθiθ/ [el̟ ˈθiθ] (Spain, northern Spain except Catalan-speaking areas; nonstandard)
  • Syllabification: El Cid

Proper noun

El Cid m

  1. Nickname of Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (born circa 1040, Vivar, near Burgos – 10 July 1099, Valencia)