Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospiticide

/hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hos-piti-cide
IPA: /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who kills his guest or host.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide."
"Anniversary of the Massacre of the Prado — the Defeat of Quesada — Murderous Reprisals — Hospiticides."

Etymology

From Latin hospiticīda or *hospiticīdium, from hospes (“host, guest”) + -cīda (“killer”); equivalent to + -cide.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: hospiticīda
Suffix: cide

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hospiticides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hospiticide?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/.
What does hospiticide mean?: One who kills his guest or host.
Where does hospiticide come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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