αδελφοκτονία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφοκτονία (adelphoktonía). By surface analysis, αδελφός (adelfós, “brother”) +‎ -κτονία (-ktonía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aðelfoktoˈnia/
  • Hyphenation: α‧δελ‧φο‧κτο‧νί‧α

Noun

αδελφοκτονία • (adelfoktonía) f (uncountable)

  1. fratricide (killing of one's brother)
  2. sororicide (killing of one's sister)

Declension

Declension of αδελφοκτονία
singular
nominative αδελφοκτονία (adelfoktonía)
genitive αδελφοκτονίας (adelfoktonías)
accusative αδελφοκτονία (adelfoktonía)
vocative αδελφοκτονία (adelfoktonía)
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