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Italian
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)
- (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)
- (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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