insecticida

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative īnsecticīda īnsecticīdae
genitive īnsecticīdae īnsecticīdārum
dative īnsecticīdae īnsecticīdīs
accusative īnsecticīdam īnsecticīdās
ablative īnsecticīdā īnsecticīdīs
vocative īnsecticīda īnsecticīdae

Descendants

Portuguese

Noun

insecticida m (plural insecticidas)

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

Spanish

Noun

insecticida m (plural insecticidas)

  1. insecticide

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