-ide

/aɪd/

suffix

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

OriginMiddle French -ide m ← Latin -idēs →
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Meanings

-ide1

suffix
  1. archaicArchaic form of -id.

-ide2

suffix
  1. archaicArchaic form of -id.

-ide3

suffix
  1. Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
  2. A binary compound - bromide, arsenide, palladide.
  3. Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.

Origin

-ide · suffix

  1. Latin-idēs
  2. Middle French-ide m
  3. English-ide

Borrowed from Middle French -ide m, from Latin -idēs.

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-ide · suffix

  1. Latin-is
  2. Middle French-ide f
  3. English-ide

Borrowed from Middle French -ide f, from Latin -is.

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-ide · suffix

  1. Latin-idus
  2. English-ide

Generalized in the early 19th c. from oxide (which has its ending from French acide, itself from Latin -idus in acidus), and gradually displaced earlier -uret, both introduced in the English translation of de Morveau, Lavoisier et al.'s 1787 book Méthode de nomenclature chimique.

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Translations

Catalan -id, -ur
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -urbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idany of a group of several elements
Czech -id, -id
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idbinary compound of a nonmetal
Danish -id, -id
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idany of a group of several elements
Dutch -ide, -ide
  • -ideany of a group of related compounds
  • -idebinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idany of a group of several elements
Esperanto -ido, -ido
  • -idoany of a group of related compounds
  • -idobinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidoany of a group of several elements
Finnish -idi, -idi
  • -idiany of a group of related compounds
  • -idibinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidiany of a group of several elements
French -ide, -ure
  • -ideany of a group of related compounds
  • -urebinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -ideany of a group of several elements
German -id, -id
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidany of a group of several elements
  • -idany of a group of several elements
Greek -ίτης, -ίδιο
  • -ίτης (-ítis)any of a group of related compounds
  • -ίδιο (-ídio)binary compound of a nonmetal
Hebrew ־יד, ־יד
  • ־יד (-id)any of a group of related compounds
  • ־יד (-id)binary compound of a nonmetal
  • ־יד (-id)any of a group of several elements
Hungarian -id, -id
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidany of a group of several elements
Italian -ide, -uro
  • -ideany of a group of related compounds
  • -urobinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oideany of a group of several elements
  • -ideany of a group of several elements
Japanese 化物
  • 化物 (-kabutsu)binary compound of a nonmetal
Latvian -īds, -īds
  • -īdsany of a group of related compounds
  • -īdsbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -īdsany of a group of several elements
  • -oīdsany of a group of several elements
Lithuanian -idas, -oidas
  • -idasany of a group of related compounds
  • -oidasany of a group of several elements
Malay -ida, -ida
  • -idaany of a group of related compounds
  • -idabinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idaany of a group of several elements
Norwegian -id, -id
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidany of a group of several elements
Polish -yd, -id
  • -ydany of a group of related compounds
  • -idany of a group of related compounds
  • -idaany of a group of related compounds
  • -ekbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idany of a group of several elements
Portuguese -ídio, -ídeo
  • -ídioany of a group of related compounds
  • -ídeoany of a group of related compounds
  • -etobinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -ídeoany of a group of several elements
  • -oideany of a group of several elements
Romanian -idă, -ură
  • -idăany of a group of related compounds
  • -urăbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idăany of a group of several elements
Russian -ид, -ид
  • -ид (-id)any of a group of related compounds
  • -ид (-id)binary compound of a nonmetal
  • -ид (-id)any of a group of several elements
Spanish -ido, -uro
  • -idoany of a group of related compounds
  • -urobinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -idoany of a group of several elements
Swedish -id, -oid
  • -idbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -oidany of a group of several elements
Turkish -it, -ür
  • -itany of a group of related compounds
  • -ürbinary compound of a nonmetal
  • -itany of a group of several elements
Cite this entry
APA

-ide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ide

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Chicago

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