El Cid

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish El Cid, from el +‎ Cid, from dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”).

Proper noun

El Cid

1. El Cid; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a prince of Valencia
2. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Quotations

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Spanish

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El Cid

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Etymology

From el + Cid, dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el ˈθid/ [el̟ ˈθið̞] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /el ˈsid/ [el ˈsið̞] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• IPA^(key): /el ˈθiθ/ [el̟ ˈθiθ] (Spain, northern portions except Catalan-speaking areas; nonstandard)
• Syllabification: El Cid

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Proper noun

El Cid m

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