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): [d̪e.iˈt͡ʃiː.d̪i.um]

Noun

deicīdium n (genitive deicīdiī or deicīdī); second declension

(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