Latin edit

Etymology edit

From occīdō +‎ -iō.

Noun edit

occīdiō f (genitive occīdiōnis); third declension

  1. a massacre, extermination
    Synonyms: occīsiō, nex, lētum, homicīdium

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative occīdiō occīdiōnēs
Genitive occīdiōnis occīdiōnum
Dative occīdiōnī occīdiōnibus
Accusative occīdiōnem occīdiōnēs
Ablative occīdiōne occīdiōnibus
Vocative occīdiō occīdiōnēs

References edit

occīdĭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

  • occidio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • occidio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to absolutely annihilate the enemy: hostium copias occidione occīdere (Liv. 2. 51)