LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

carnificīna

carnificīna f (genitive carnificīnae)
Classical[kar.nɪ.fɪˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[kar.ni.fiˈt͡ʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. the office of executioner
  2. capital punishment, execution
  3. torture, torment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarnificīnacarnificīnae
genitivecarnificīnaecarnificīnārum
dativecarnificīnaecarnificīnīs
accusativecarnificīnamcarnificīnās
ablativecarnificīnācarnificīnīs
vocativecarnificīnacarnificīnae

carnĭfĭcīna (carnŭf-), ae. f. carnifex.
I. The office of executioner or hangman; capital punishment, execution: carnificinam facere = carnificem esse, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 23; cf. id. Cist. 2, 1, 1: locus carnificinae, Suet. Tib. 62.—Hence,
II. Per meton., the rack, torture, torment: dolores atque carnificinas facere, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17; and ap. Non. p. 187, 30; so, carnificinam subire, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 78: in ergastulum et carnificinam duci, Liv. 2, 23, 6.—
B. Trop.: cum omnis perturbatio miseria est, tum carnificina est aegritudo, Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 27; cf. id. Sest. 65, 135 (= crudelitas).

Origins

From carnifex (“executioner, tormentor”) + -īna.

Quick answers

What does carnificīna mean in Latin?
carnificīna, a noun, means “the office of executioner; capital punishment, execution; torture, torment”.
What is the genitive of carnificīna?
The genitive singular is carnificīnae. carnificīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce carnificīna?
In classical Latin, [kar.nɪ.fɪˈkiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.ni.fiˈt͡ʃiː.na].