OCCIDERE, occidere
Sounds Like: ok-KEE-deh-reh
Translations: to kill, to slay, to cut down, to strike down, to cause to fall, to set (of the sun)
From the root: OCCIDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to kill' or 'to slay'. It can also mean 'to cut down' or 'to strike down', implying a forceful action that causes something to fall. In a different context, particularly when referring to celestial bodies, it can mean 'to set', as in the sun setting. It is a compound word formed from 'ob-' (down, against) and 'caedere' (to cut, to strike).
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, OCCIDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- OCCIDAT — let him kill, let her kill, let it kill, let him fall, let her fall, let it fall, let him set, let her set, let it set
- OCCIDIT — he kills, she kills, it kills, he slays, she slays, it slays, he falls, she falls, it falls, he sets, she sets, it sets
- OCCIDO — I fall, I set, I perish, I die, I am ruined, I am destroyed, I kill, I slay, I cut down, I strike down
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