deicidium

Latin

Etymology

From deicīda (“slayer of God”) +‎ -ium or deus (“god”) +‎ -cīdium (“slaughter”). Calque of Ancient Greek θεοκτονία (theoktonía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [de.ɪˈkiː.di.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [de.iˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

Noun

deicīdium n (genitive deicīdiī or deicīdī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin, Christianity) deicide, killing of God

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	deicīdium	deicīdia
genitive	deicīdiī deicīdī1	deicīdiōrum
dative	deicīdiō	deicīdiīs
accusative	deicīdium	deicīdia
ablative	deicīdiō	deicīdiīs
vocative	deicīdium	deicīdia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → English: deicide
• → Italian: deicidio (learned)
• → Spanish: deicidio (learned)
• → German: Deizid