internecio

internecio

Latin

Etymology

From interneco (“to kill, destroy”) +‎ -iō.

Noun

interneciō f (genitive interneciōnis); third declension

1. massacre, slaughter, carnage
2. destruction, extermination

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	interneciō	interneciōnēs
Genitive	interneciōnis	interneciōnum
Dative	interneciōnī	interneciōnibus
Accusative	interneciōnem	interneciōnēs
Ablative	interneciōne	interneciōnibus
Vocative	interneciō	interneciōnēs

References

• “internecio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “internecio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• internecio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to absolutely annihilate the enemy: hostes ad internecionem caedere, delere (Liv. 9. 26)
    
  • to completely annihilate a nation: gentem ad internecionem redigere or adducere (B. G. 2. 28)