victima
French
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”), same source as Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred place or thing”) (Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)) and English witch.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwik.ti.ma/, [ˈwɪk.tɪ.ma]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvik.ti.ma/
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | victima | victimae |
Genitive | victimae | victimārum |
Dative | victimae | victimīs |
Accusative | victimam | victimās |
Ablative | victimā | victimīs |
Vocative | victima | victimae |
Synonyms
- (victim): hostia
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- victima in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- victima in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- victima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- victima in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to slaughter victims: victimas (oxen), hostias (smaller animals, especially sheep) immolare, securi ferire, caedere, mactare
- to sacrifice human victims: pro victimis homines immolare
- to slaughter victims: victimas (oxen), hostias (smaller animals, especially sheep) immolare, securi ferire, caedere, mactare
- victima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- victima in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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