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noun · neutersecond declension

parricīdium

parricīdium n (genitive parricīdiī or parricīdī)
Classical[paːr.rɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[par.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. parricide (act)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparricīdiumparricīdia
genitiveparricīdiī
parricīdī		parricīdiōrum
dativeparricīdiōparricīdiīs
accusativeparricīdiumparricīdia
ablativeparricīdiōparricīdiīs
vocativeparricīdiumparricīdia

parrĭcīdĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. the murder of one's father or parents, parricide.
I. Lit.: patris et patrui parricidium, Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 26, 73.—
B. Trop., parricide: vituperare quisquam vitae parentem (philosophiam) et hoc parricidio se inquinare audet? Cic. Tusc. 5, 2, 6.—
II. Transf.
A. The murder of one's mother, brother, relation, etc.: matris, Suet. Ner. 34: fraternum, Cic. Clu. 11, 31: fratris, Liv. 40, 24: filii, id. 8, 11: patrui, Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18: lege Pompeia de parricidiis tenetur, qui patrem, matrem, avum, aviam, fratrem, sororem, patruelem, matruelem ... patronum, patronam . . . occiderit, etc., Paul. Sent. 5, 24, 1.—Absol., Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 67; Quint. 9, 288; Just. 1, 9: ne parricidio macularent partus suos, nepotum illi, liberūm hi progeniem, Liv. 1, 13, 2; Just. 17, 1.—
B. In gen., of any horrible crime; of the murder of a free citizen: facinus est vinciri civem Romani: scelus verberari: prope parricidium necari, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170.—Of treason, rebellion (cf. parricida, II. D.): patriae, Cic. Phil. 2, 7, 17; id. Sull. 2, 7; id. Off. 3, 21, 83: publicum, Liv. 28, 29: parricidii quaestores appellabantur, qui solebant creari causā rerum capitalium quaerendarum. Nam parricida non utique is, qui parentem occidisset, dicebatur, sed qualemcumque hominem indemnatum, Fest. p. 221 Müll.— Hence,
2. Transf., a name of the Ides of March, as the day when Cæsar was killed: Idus Martias parricidium nominari (placuit), Suet. Caes. 88.

Origins

pār (“even”) + -cīdium, or parricīda + -ium

Descendants
  • Catalanparricidi
  • Italianparricidio
  • Portugueseparricídio
  • Spanishparricidio

In English words that came into English from parricīdium

  • parricideparricīdium

Quick answers

What does parricīdium mean in Latin?
parricīdium, a noun, means “parricide (act)”.
What is the genitive of parricīdium?
The genitive singular is parricīdiī. parricīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce parricīdium?
In classical Latin, [paːr.rɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [par.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].