noun · neutersecond declension
Fordicīdia
Fordicīdia n pl (genitive Fordicīdiōrum)
Meaning
- Fordicidia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Fordicīdia |
| genitive | — | Fordicīdiōrum |
| dative | — | Fordicīdiīs |
| accusative | — | Fordicīdia |
| ablative | — | Fordicīdiīs |
| vocative | — | Fordicīdia |
fordĭcīdĭa (archaic form † hordĭ-cīdia, Paul. ex Fest. p. 102 Müll.,
I. v. the foll. art.), ōrum, n. forda + caedo, the sacrifice of a cow that is with calf, which was performed on the 16th of April, in honor of Tellus, Varr. L. L. 6, § 15; Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 and 102 Müll., v. the foll. article.
Origins
From forda (“pregnant cow”) + -cīdia, plural of -cīdium (“denoting an act of slaughter”).