uxoricidium
Latin
Etymology
From uxor (“wife”) + -i- + -cīdium (“killing”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uk.soː.riˈkiː.di.um/, [ʊk.soː.rɪˈkiː.di.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uk.so.riˈt͡ʃi.di.um/, [uk.so.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]
Noun
uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
| Genitive | uxōricīdiī | uxōricīdiōrum |
| Dative | uxōricīdiō | uxōricīdiīs |
| Accusative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
| Ablative | uxōricīdiō | uxōricīdiīs |
| Vocative | uxōricīdium | uxōricīdia |
Descendants
- English: uxoricide
- French: uxoricide
- Italian: uxoricidio
- Portuguese: uxoricídio