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noun · neutersecond declension

mātricīdium

mātricīdium n (genitive mātricīdiī or mātricīdī)
Classical[maː.trɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ma.triˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. The murder of one's mother, matricide.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemātricīdiummātricīdia
genitivemātricīdiī
mātricīdī, īnfanticīdī		mātricīdiōrum
dativemātricīdiōmātricīdiīs
accusativemātricīdiummātricīdia
ablativemātricīdiōmātricīdiīs
vocativemātricīdiummātricīdia

mātrĭcīdĭum, ĭi, n. matricida,
I. the murder of one's mother, matricide: accusari matricidii, Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Italic*mātēr
  3. Latinmātricīdium

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 mātricīdium From māter (“mother”) + -cīdium.

Descendants
  • Portuguesematricídio
  • Spanishmatricidio

Quick answers

What does mātricīdium mean in Latin?
mātricīdium, a noun, means “The murder of one's mother, matricide.”.
What is the genitive of mātricīdium?
The genitive singular is mātricīdiī. mātricīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mātricīdium?
In classical Latin, [maː.trɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.triˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].
Where does mātricīdium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr → Proto-Italic *mātēr → Latin mātricīdium.