uxoricidium
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From uxor (“wife”) + -i- + -cīdium (“killing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /uk.soː.riˈkiː.di.um/, [ʊks̠oːrɪˈkiːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uk.so.riˈt͡ʃi.di.um/, [uksoriˈt͡ʃiːd̪ium]
Noun
[edit]uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī or uxōricīdī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
| genitive | uxōricīdiī uxōricīdī1 |
uxōricīdiōrum |
| dative | uxōricīdiō | uxōricīdiīs |
| accusative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
| ablative | uxōricīdiō | uxōricīdiīs |
| vocative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
[edit]- English: uxoricide
- French: uxoricide
- Italian: uxoricidio
- Portuguese: uxoricídio