insecticida

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Latin

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Etymology

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From īnsectum (insect) +‎ -cīda (killer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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īnsecticīda m (genitive īnsecticīdae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) insecticide
    • 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Unio Europaea insecticidas neonicotinoides vetuit [1], Nuntii Latini 4.5.2018:
      Ūniō Eurōpaea vetuit, nē īnsecticīdae neonicotinoīdēs in agrīs adhibērentur.
      The European Union has banned the application of neonicotinoid insecticides on fields.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnsecticīda īnsecticīdae
Genitive īnsecticīdae īnsecticīdārum
Dative īnsecticīdae īnsecticīdīs
Accusative īnsecticīdam īnsecticīdās
Ablative īnsecticīdā īnsecticīdīs
Vocative īnsecticīda īnsecticīdae

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Noun

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insecticida m (plural insecticidas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of inseticida. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

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Noun

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insecticida m (plural insecticidas)

  1. insecticide

Further reading

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