uxoricidium

Latin

Etymology

From uxor (wife) + -i- + -cīdium (killing).

Pronunciation

Noun

uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī or uxōricīdī); second declension

  1. (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
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