omicidiale

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin homicīdiālis, homicīdālis, derived from Latin homicīdium. By surface analysis, omicidio (homicide) +‎ -ale (-al”, “pertaining to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.mi.t͡ʃiˈdja.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: o‧mi‧ci‧dià‧le

Adjective

omicidiale (plural omicidiali)

  1. (archaic) homicidal, killing, murderous
    Synonyms: (archaic) micidiale, omicida
    • c. 1527, Francesco Berni, “Canto XXXVI”, in Orlando Innamorato, Milano: Società Tipografica de' Classici Italiani, published 1806, page 53:
      Qui sta, perchè tu sappi un malandrino
      ch'ognun che passa in questo lago getta;
      crudele omicidial ladro villano
      So that you know, here is a brigand whom everyone that passes throws in this lake cruel, homicidal, thieflike, villanous

Noun

omicidiale m (plural omicidiali)

  1. (archaic) killer, murderer
    Synonyms: (archaic) micidiale, omicida, uccisore
    • a. 1357, Iacopo Passavanti, Scrittori di religione del Trecento: testi originali, G. Einaudi, published 1954, page 94:
      Io sono apostata della mia religione, io sono rubatore di strada, io omicidiale di molte persone
      I am apostate of my religion, I am a street thief, I am a murderer of many people

Further reading

  • omicidiale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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