Latin edit

Etymology edit

anima (soul; breath) +‎ -cīda, a calque for Ancient Greek ψυχοφθόρος (psukhophthóros).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

animicīda m (genitive animicīdae); first declension

  1. soul-destroyer

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative animicīda animicīdae
Genitive animicīdae animicīdārum
Dative animicīdae animicīdīs
Accusative animicīdam animicīdās
Ablative animicīdā animicīdīs
Vocative animicīda animicīdae

References edit

  • animicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • animicida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • animicida in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016