uxoricidium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From uxor (“wife”) + -i- + -cīdium (“killing”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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).
| 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 edit
- English: uxoricide
- French: uxoricide
- Italian: uxoricidio
- Portuguese: uxoricídio