discidium
Latin
Etymology
From dīscindō (“I tear asunder”) from dis- + scindō (“I cleave, tear”), compare excidium (“military destruction”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːsˈki.di.um/, [diːsˈkɪ.di.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈʃi.di.um/, [diʃˈʃiː.di.um]
Noun
dīscidium n (genitive dīscidiī); second declension
- separation, divorce
- discord, disagreement
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dīscidium | dīscidia |
| Genitive | dīscidiī | dīscidiōrum |
| Dative | dīscidiō | dīscidiīs |
| Accusative | dīscidium | dīscidia |
| Ablative | dīscidiō | dīscidiīs |
| Vocative | dīscidium | dīscidia |
References
- discidium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- discidium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- discidium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette