genocida
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or geno- + -cida.
Pronunciation
Adjective
genocida m or f (masculine and feminine plural genocides)
- genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)
Noun
genocida m or f by sense (plural genocides)
- genocider, genocidaire (one who commits genocide)
Related terms
Further reading
- “genocida”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “genocida” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɛnot͡sɪda]
Noun
genocida f
Declension
Derived terms
Galician
Adjective
genocida m or f (plural genocidas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xenocida
Noun
genocida m or f by sense (plural genocidas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xenocida
Further reading
- “genocida”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or geno- + -cida.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.noˈsi.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.noˈsi.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.nuˈsi.dɐ/ [ʒɨ.nuˈsi.ðɐ]
- Rhymes: -idɐ
- Hyphenation: ge‧no‧ci‧da
Adjective
genocida m or f (plural genocidas)
- genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)
Noun
genocida m or f by sense (plural genocidas)
- genocider, genocidaire (one who commits genocide)
Related terms
Further reading
- “genocida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “genocida”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “genocida”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “genocida”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “genocida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or geno- + -cida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xenoˈθida/ [xe.noˈθi.ð̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- IPA(key): /xenoˈsida/ [xe.noˈsi.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ida
- Syllabification: ge‧no‧ci‧da
Adjective
genocida m or f (masculine and feminine plural genocidas)
- genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)
Noun
genocida m or f by sense (plural genocidas)
- genocider, genocidaire (one who commits genocide)
Related terms
Further reading
- “genocida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “genocida” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.