LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

animicīda

animicīda m (genitive animicīdae)
Classical[a.nɪ.mɪˈkiː.da]Ecclesiastical[a.ni.miˈt͡ʃiː.da]

Meaning

  1. soul-destroyer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanimicīdaanimicīdae
genitiveanimicīdaeanimicīdārum
dativeanimicīdaeanimicīdīs
accusativeanimicīdamanimicīdās
ablativeanimicīdāanimicīdīs
vocativeanimicīdaanimicīdae

ănĭmĭcīda, ae, m. anima - caedo,
I. soul-destroyer, as transl. of the Gr. ψυχοφθόρος, Cod. Just. 1, 1, 6.

Origins

anima (“soul; breath”) + -cīda, a calque for Ancient Greek ψυχοφθόρος (psukhophthóros).

Quick answers

What does animicīda mean in Latin?
animicīda, a noun, means “soul-destroyer”.
What is the genitive of animicīda?
The genitive singular is animicīdae. animicīda is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce animicīda?
In classical Latin, [a.nɪ.mɪˈkiː.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.ni.miˈt͡ʃiː.da].