uxoricidium
Latin
Etymology
From uxor (“wife”) + -i- + -cīdium (“killing”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /uk.soː.riˈkiː.di.um/, [ʊks̠oːrɪˈkiːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uk.so.riˈt͡ʃi.di.um/, [uksoriˈt͡ʃiːd̪ium]
Noun
uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī or uxōricīdī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | 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
- English: uxoricide
- French: uxoricide
- Italian: uxoricidio
- Portuguese: uxoricídio