LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

uxōricīdium

uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī or uxōricīdī)
Classical[ʊk.soː.rɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[uk.so.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinThe murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeuxōricīdiumuxōricīdia
genitiveuxōricīdiī
uxōricīdī		uxōricīdiōrum
dativeuxōricīdiōuxōricīdiīs
accusativeuxōricīdiumuxōricīdia
ablativeuxōricīdiōuxōricīdiīs
vocativeuxōricīdiumuxōricīdia

Origins

Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin uxōricīdium From uxor (“wife”) + -cīdium (“killing”).

Descendants
  • Frenchuxoricide
  • Englishuxoricidefrom French uxoricide
  • Italianuxoricidio
  • Portugueseuxoricídio

In English words that came into English from uxōricīdium

  • uxoricideuxōricīdium

Quick answers

What does uxōricīdium mean in Latin?
uxōricīdium, a noun, means “The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide”.
What is the genitive of uxōricīdium?
The genitive singular is uxōricīdiī. uxōricīdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce uxōricīdium?
In classical Latin, [ʊk.soː.rɪˈkiː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [uk.so.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um].