ucide

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin occīdere. Compare Italian uccidere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈtʃi.de/

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• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: u‧ci‧de

Verb

a ucide (third-person singular present ucide, past participle ucis, third-person subjunctive ucidă) 3rd conjugation

1. (transitive) to murder

   Criminalul a încercat să ucidă martorul. ― The criminal tried to murder the witness.

2. (transitive) to kill

   Synonym: omorî

   Veninul șarpelui poate ucide un om. ― The venom of the snake can kill a human.

3. (transitive) to slay

   Synonym: răpune

   Cavalerul a plecat să ucidă dragonul. ― The knight set out to slay the dragon.

Usage notes

This verb is more formal, often used in legal, journalistic, or serious contexts. omorî is more informal or colloquial, used in everyday speech.

Conjugation

    conjugation of ucide (third conjugation, past participle in -s)

infinitive			a ucide
gerund			ucigând
past participle			ucis
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ucid	ucizi	ucide	ucidem	ucideți	ucid
	imperfect	ucideam	ucideai	ucidea	ucideam	ucideați	ucideau
	simple perfect	ucisei	uciseși	ucise	uciserăm	uciserăți	uciseră
	pluperfect	ucisesem	uciseseși	ucisese	uciseserăm	uciseserăți	uciseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ucid	să ucizi	să ucidă	să ucidem	să ucideți	să ucidă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ucide			ucideți
	negative		nu ucide			nu ucideți

Related terms

• sinucidere
• sinucis
• ucidere
• ucigaș
• ucigător
• ucis

References

• “ucide”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026