uxoricidium

Latin

Etymology

From uxor (“wife”) +‎ -i- +‎ -cīdium (“killing”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /uk.soː.riˈkiː.di.um/, [ʊk.soː.rɪˈkiː.di.ũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uk.so.riˈt͡ʃi.di.um/, [uk.so.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Noun

uxōricīdium n (genitive uxōricīdiī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uxōricīdium	uxōricīdia
Genitive	uxōricīdiī	uxōricīdiōrum
Dative	uxōricīdiō	uxōricīdiīs
Accusative	uxōricīdium	uxōricīdia
Ablative	uxōricīdiō	uxōricīdiīs
Vocative	uxōricīdium	uxōricīdia

Descendants

English: uxoricide
French: uxoricide
Italian: uxoricidio
Portuguese: uxoricídio

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