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noun · neutersecond declension

frātricīdium

frātricīdium n (genitive frātricīdiī or frātricīdī)
Classical[fraː.trɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[fra.triˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. fratricide (the murder of one's brother)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrātricīdiumfrātricīdia
genitivefrātricīdiī
frātricīdī		frātricīdiōrum
dativefrātricīdiōfrātricīdiīs
accusativefrātricīdiumfrātricīdia
ablativefrātricīdiōfrātricīdiīs
vocativefrātricīdiumfrātricīdia

frātrĭcīdĭum, ii, n. fratricida,
I. the murder of a brother. fratricide (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Monog. 4; Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 14; Salv. de Gub. Dei, 1, p. 25.

Origins

Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin frātricīdium From frāter (“brother”) + -cīdium.

In English words that came into English from frātricīdium

  • fratricidefrātricīdium

Quick answers

What does frātricīdium mean in Latin?
frātricīdium, a noun, means “fratricide (the murder of one's brother)”.
What is the genitive of frātricīdium?
The genitive singular is frātricīdiī. frātricīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce frātricīdium?
In classical Latin, [fraː.trɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fra.triˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].