noun · masculinefirst declension
animicīda
animicīda m (genitive animicīdae)
Classical[a.nɪ.mɪˈkiː.da]Ecclesiastical[a.ni.miˈt͡ʃiː.da]
Meaning
- soul-destroyer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | animicīda | animicīdae |
| genitive | animicīdae | animicīdārum |
| dative | animicīdae | animicīdīs |
| accusative | animicīdam | animicīdās |
| ablative | animicīdā | animicīdīs |
| vocative | animicīda | animicīdae |
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).