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patricide

/ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
pat-ri-cide
IPA
/ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The murder of one's father.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One who has murdered their father.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *peh₂-, patricīdium, patricīda

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

patricides (plural)

Derived Forms

patricidal

Frequently Paired Words

femicide filicide fratricide genocide homicide infanticide matricide parricide

Synonyms

father-slayer

Questions

How do you pronounce patricide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/.
What does patricide mean?
The murder of one's father.
Where does patricide come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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