LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

homicīdium

homicīdium n (genitive homicīdiī or homicīdī)
Classical[hɔ.mɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[o.miˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. homicide, manslaughter, murder

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehomicīdiumhomicīdia
genitivehomicīdiī
homicīdī		homicīdiōrum
dativehomicīdiōhomicīdiīs
accusativehomicīdiumhomicīdia
ablativehomicīdiōhomicīdiīs
vocativehomicīdiumhomicīdia

hŏmĭcīdĭum, ĭi, n. homicida,
I. manslaughter, homicide, murder (post-class.): si quis homicidii accusetur, Quint. 3, 10, 1; 4, 2, 52; 11, 3, 59; Petr. 137; Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 12; Tac. G. 21.

Origins

Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin homicīdium From homō (“man”) + -cīdium.

Descendants
  • Portuguesehomizio
  • Italianomicidio
  • Portuguesehomicídio
  • Spanishhomicidio
  • Old Leoneseomezio
  • Old Spanishomecillo
  • Old Spanishomezillo
  • Asturianhomicidiu
  • Galicianhomicidio

Quick answers

What does homicīdium mean in Latin?
homicīdium, a noun, means “homicide, manslaughter, murder”.
What is the genitive of homicīdium?
The genitive singular is homicīdiī. homicīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce homicīdium?
In classical Latin, [hɔ.mɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.miˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].