animicida

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Latin

Etymology

anima (“soul; breath”) +‎ -cīda, a calque for Ancient Greek ψυχοφθόρος (psukhophthóros).

Pronunciation

Noun

animicīda m (genitive animicīdae); first declension

  1. soul-destroyer

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative animicīda animicīdae
genitive animicīdae animicīdārum
dative animicīdae animicīdīs
accusative animicīdam animicīdās
ablative animicīdā animicīdīs
vocative animicīda animicīdae

References

  • “animicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • animicida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • animicida in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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