El Cid

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish El Cid, from el +‎ Cid, from the dialectal Arab word سيد‎ (sïdi or sayyid, “lord, master”).

Proper noun

El Cid

  1. El Cid; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a prince of Valencia
  2. a male given name

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:El Cid.

Spanish

Etymology

From Spanish el + Cid, from the dialectal Arab word سيد‎ (sïdi or sayyid, “lord, master”); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord". The title Campeador is a word from Vulgar Latin that can be translated as "champion" or "master of military arts".

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA(key): /elˈθid/, [el̟ˈθið]

  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /elˈsid/, [elˈsið]

Proper noun

El Cid m

  1. Nickname of Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (born circa 1040, Vivar, near Burgos – 10 July 1099, Valencia)

References
  • Wikipedia
  • Spanish epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid.
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