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noun · masculinefirst declension

sorōricīda

sorōricīda m (genitive sorōricīdae)
Classical[sɔ.roː.rɪˈkiː.da]Ecclesiastical[so.ro.riˈt͡ʃiː.da]

Meaning

  1. a person who murders his sister

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesorōricīdasorōricīdae
genitivesorōricīdaesorōricīdārum
dativesorōricīdaesorōricīdīs
accusativesorōricīdamsorōricīdās
ablativesorōricīdāsorōricīdīs
vocativesorōricīdasorōricīdae

sŏrōrĭ-cīda, ae, m. soror-caedo,
I. the murderer of his sister, Cic. Dom. 10, 26.

Origins

From soror (“sister”) + -cīda.

In English words that came into English from sorōricīda

  • sororicidesorōricīda

Quick answers

What does sorōricīda mean in Latin?
sorōricīda, a noun, means “a person who murders his sister”.
What is the genitive of sorōricīda?
The genitive singular is sorōricīdae. sorōricīda is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sorōricīda?
In classical Latin, [sɔ.roː.rɪˈkiː.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.ro.riˈt͡ʃiː.da].