LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

patricīda

patricīda f (genitive patricīdae)
Classical[pa.trɪˈkiː.da]Ecclesiastical[pa.triˈt͡ʃiː.da]

Meaning

  1. patricide (murderer of his / her own father)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepatricīdapatricīdae
genitivepatricīdaepatricīdārum
dativepatricīdaepatricīdīs
accusativepatricīdampatricīdās
ablativepatricīdāpatricīdīs
vocativepatricīdapatricīdae

pā^trĭcīda, v. parricida.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂tḗr
  3. Proto-Italic*patēr
  4. Latinpatricīda

Latin -cīda Latin patricīda From pater (“father”) + -cīda.

Descendants
  • Englishpatricide

In English words that came into English from patricīda

  • patricidepatricīda

Quick answers

What does patricīda mean in Latin?
patricīda, a noun, means “patricide (murderer of his / her own father)”.
What is the genitive of patricīda?
The genitive singular is patricīdae. patricīda is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce patricīda?
In classical Latin, [pa.trɪˈkiː.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.triˈt͡ʃiː.da].
Where does patricīda come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr → Proto-Italic *patēr → Latin patricīda.