Cid

See also: cid, CID, cíd, and ɔid

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Cid m

  1. nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.

Proper noun

Cid m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • Çid (obsolete)

Etymology

See cid.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cid m

  1. nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.
  2. a surname

Usage notes

  • The definite article generally precedes the term (i.e. el Cid).