discidium

Latin

Etymology

From dīscindō (“I tear asunder”) from dis- +‎ scindō (“I cleave, tear”), compare excidium (“military destruction”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /diːsˈki.di.um/, [diːsˈkɪ.di.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈʃi.di.um/, [diʃˈʃiː.di.um]

Noun

dīscidium n (genitive dīscidiī); second declension

  1. separation, divorce
  2. discord, disagreement

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dīscidium dīscidia
Genitive dīscidiī dīscidiōrum
Dative dīscidiō dīscidiīs
Accusative dīscidium dīscidia
Ablative dīscidiō dīscidiīs
Vocative dīscidium dīscidia

References
  • discidium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • discidium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • discidium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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