LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

tyrannicīda

tyrannicīda m (genitive tyrannicīdae)
Classical[ty.ran.nɪˈkiː.da]Ecclesiastical[ti.ran.niˈt͡ʃiː.da]

Meaning

  1. one who kills a tyrant, an assassin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetyrannicīdatyrannicīdae
genitivetyrannicīdaetyrannicīdārum
dativetyrannicīdaetyrannicīdīs
accusativetyrannicīdamtyrannicīdās
ablativetyrannicīdātyrannicīdīs
vocativetyrannicīdatyrannicīdae

tўrannĭcīda, ae, m. tyrannus-caedo,
I. a killer of a tyrant, a tyrannicide, Sen. Ira, 2, 23, 1; Plin. 7, 23, 23, § 87; Suet. Tib. 4; id. Vit. Luc.; Quint. 5, 10, 36; 5, 10, 59; 7, 3, 7; 7, 7, 2; 7, 7, 5; Tac. Or. 35.

Origins

From tyrannus (“tyrant”) + -cīda.

In English words that came into English from tyrannicīda

  • tyrannicidetyrannicīda

Quick answers

What does tyrannicīda mean in Latin?
tyrannicīda, a noun, means “one who kills a tyrant, an assassin”.
What is the genitive of tyrannicīda?
The genitive singular is tyrannicīdae. tyrannicīda is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tyrannicīda?
In classical Latin, [ty.ran.nɪˈkiː.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ti.ran.niˈt͡ʃiː.da].