LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

trucīdātiō

trucīdātiō f (genitive trucīdātiōnis)
Classical[trʊ.kiːˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[tru.t͡ʃiˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. slaughtering, massacring, butchery
    interlucatio arboribus prodest, sed omnium annorum trucidatio inutilissimapruning is beneficial for trees, but to slaughter them every year is extremely injurious (literally, “a trimming is beneficial for trees, but a slaughtering of all years is extremely injurious”)77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 17.45.257

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrucīdātiōtrucīdātiōnēs
genitivetrucīdātiōnistrucīdātiōnum
dativetrucīdātiōnītrucīdātiōnibus
accusativetrucīdātiōnemtrucīdātiōnēs
ablativetrucīdātiōnetrucīdātiōnibus
vocativetrucīdātiōtrucīdātiōnēs

trŭcīdātĭo, ōnis, f. trucido,
I. a slaughtering, massacring, butchery.
I. Lit.: inde non jam pugna, sed trucidatio velut pecorum fleri, Liv. 28, 16, 6: civium, Cic. Phil. 4, 5, 11.—In plur. absol.: tantas trucidationes facis, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 24, 12.—
II. Transf., a cutting to pieces, cutting up, cutting off, Cels. praef. med.: arborum, a lopping, trimming, Plin. 17, 27, 45, § 257.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trucīdātiō From trucīdō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishtrucidation

In English words that came into English from trucīdātiō

  • trucidationtrucīdātiō

Quick answers

What does trucīdātiō mean in Latin?
trucīdātiō, a noun, means “slaughtering, massacring, butchery”.
What is the genitive of trucīdātiō?
The genitive singular is trucīdātiōnis. trucīdātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trucīdātiō?
In classical Latin, [trʊ.kiːˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tru.t͡ʃiˈdat.t͡si.o].