LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bovicīdium

bovicīdium n (genitive bovicīdiī or bovicīdī)
Classical[bɔ.wɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[bo.viˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. slaughtering of cattle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebovicīdiumbovicīdia
genitivebovicīdiī
bovicīdī		bovicīdiōrum
dativebovicīdiōbovicīdiīs
accusativebovicīdiumbovicīdia
ablativebovicīdiōbovicīdiīs
vocativebovicīdiumbovicīdia

bŏvĭcīdĭum, ii, n. bos-caedo,
I. a slaughtering of cattle, Sol. 1, § 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Italic*gʷōs
  3. Latinbovicīdium

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin bovicīdium From bōs (“cow, bull, ox”) + -cīdium.

Quick answers

What does bovicīdium mean in Latin?
bovicīdium, a noun, means “slaughtering of cattle”.
What is the genitive of bovicīdium?
The genitive singular is bovicīdiī. bovicīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bovicīdium?
In classical Latin, [bɔ.wɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bo.viˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].
Where does bovicīdium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws → Proto-Italic *gʷōs → Latin bovicīdium.