Cid

See also: cid, CID, and cíd

Spanish

Alternative forms
  • Çid (archaic)

Etymology

From the dialectal Arab word سيد‎ (sïdi or sayyid, “lord, master”)

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈθid/, [ˈθið]

  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈsid/, [ˈsið]

Proper noun

Cid m

  1. Lord, Master
  2. Knight
  3. Rodrigo Díaz, better known as El Cid ("the Lord" or "the Master"). Also called just Cid or Campeador, a famous Castilian knight born in Vivar, Spain.
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