uxoricide

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌkˈsɔː.ɹɪˌsaɪd/ Hyphenation: ux‧or‧i‧cide === Etymology 1 === From French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide. ==== Noun ==== uxoricide (plural uxoricides) One who murders one's wife. ===== Antonyms ===== mariticide, viricide (“murder of one's husband”) ===== Hypernyms ===== homicide (“murder of a human being”) mariticide (“murder of one's spouse”) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French uxoricide or Latin uxōricīdium. ==== Noun ==== uxoricide (countable and uncountable, plural uxoricides) The murdering of one's own wife. ===== Derived terms ===== uxoricidal ===== Translations ===== === See also === familicide (“murder/murderer of one's family”) fratricide (“murder/murderer of one's brother”) infanticide (“murder/murderer of one's child”) parricide (“murder/murderer of one's relative”) patricide (“murder/murderer of one's father”) matricide (“murder/murderer of one's mother”) sororicide (“murder/murderer of one's sister”) suicide (“the act of killing oneself/one who kills oneself”) uxorious (“devoted to one's wife”) maritorious (“devoted to one's husband”) === References === == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uk.so.riˈt͡ʃi.de/ Rhymes: -ide Hyphenation: u‧xo‧ri‧cì‧de === Adjective === uxoricide feminine plural of uxoricida