Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sororicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soro-r-i-cide
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of one's sister.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person who kills his or her sister.

Example Sentences

"Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew)."

Etymology

From Latin sorōricīdium (“killing of one’s sister”), from soror (“sister”) + -cīdium (“killing”). Equivalent to Latin soror (“sister”) + -cide (“killing”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sorōricīdium, sorōricīda
Suffix: la:soror

Usage

Inflected Forms

sororicides (plural)

Derived Forms

sororicidal

Frequently Paired Words

fratricide

Questions

What does sororicide mean?: The killing of one's sister.
Where does sororicide come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce sororicide

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sororicide”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sororicide”.
Repeat and practice — Say “sororicide” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.