sororicida

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Latin

Etymology

soror (sister) +‎ -cīda

Pronunciation

Noun

sorōricīda m (genitive sorōricīdae); first declension

  1. a person who murders his sister

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sorōricīda sorōricīdae
genitive sorōricīdae sorōricīdārum
dative sorōricīdae sorōricīdīs
accusative sorōricīdam sorōricīdās
ablative sorōricīdā sorōricīdīs
vocative sorōricīda sorōricīdae

References

  • sororicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sororicida”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sororicida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • sororicida in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016