sororicida

Latin

Etymology

soror (“sister”) +‎ -cīda

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /so.roː.riˈkiː.da/, [s̠ɔroːrɪˈkiːd̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /so.ro.riˈt͡ʃi.da/, [sororiˈt͡ʃiːd̪ä]

Noun

sorōricīda m (genitive sorōricīdae); first declension

  1. a person who murders his sister

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sorōricīda sorōricīdae
Genitive sorōricīdae sorōricīdārum
Dative sorōricīdae sorōricīdīs
Accusative sorōricīdam sorōricīdās
Ablative sorōricīdā sorōricīdīs
Vocative sorōricīda sorōricīdae

References
  • “sororicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sororicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sororicida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • sororicida in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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