-id
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-id¹
- /ɪd/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French -ide m, from Latin -idēs m (patronymic suffix; plural: -idae), from Ancient Greek -ίδης m (-ídēs, patronymic suffix; plural: -ίδαι (-ídai)).
suffix -ide
- Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”. Perseus + -id → Perseid (dynast)
- Forming the common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae. A felid is a member of Felidae.
- Forming the names of cusps or other features of lower (mandibular) teeth. protocone (“cusp of upper molars”) + -id → protoconid (“equivalent for lower molars”)
- Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin sources.
-id²
- /ɪd/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French -ide f, from Latin -is f (genitive: -idis; plural: -ides), from Ancient Greek -ῐς f (-ĭs) (genitive: -ῐδος (-ĭdos); plural: -ῐδες (-ĭdes)).
suffix -ide
- Forming names of feminine equivalents or of feminine descendants from a masculine name. Titan + -id → Titanid, literally “female Titan”
- Forming the names of epic poems. Aeneas + -id → Aeneid
- Forming common names of meteors from their apparent constellation of origin. Perseus + -id → Perseid (meteor)
-id³
- /ɪd/
Where it comes from
Variant of -oid.
Translations
Talk about this word "-id." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-id. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -id. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-id "-id." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-id.Cite this
@misc{id_2026,
title = {-id},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-id},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
