tyrannicida, tyrannicidae:
Masculine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tyrannicide, killer/slayer a tyrant/despot; (e.g., killers of Caesar);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tyrannicida | tyrannicidae |
| Gen. | tyrannicidae | tyrannicidarum |
| Dat. | tyrannicidae | tyrannicidis |
| Acc. | tyrannicidam | tyrannicidas |
| Voc. | tyrannicida | tyrannicidae |
| Abl. | tyrannicida | tyrannicidis |
Examples
- L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...potest exacta reuocari. XXIII. 1. Notus est ille tyrannicida qui, inperfecto opere comprehensus et ab Hippia tortus..." - M
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...homicida sit, an qui tyrannum in mortem compulit tyrannicida, an carmina magorum veneficium. Res enim manifesta est sciturque..."