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victima
victima
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”), same source as Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred place or thing”) (Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃) and English witch.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwɪktɪma/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈviktima/
Noun
victima f (genitive victimae); first declension
- sacrificial victim
- vocative singular of victima
victimā
- ablative singular of victima
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | victima | victimae |
genitive | victimae | victimārum |
dative | victimae | victimīs |
accusative | victimam | victimās |
ablative | victimā | victimīs |
vocative | victima | victimae |
Synonyms
- (victim): hostia
Derived terms
- victimārius
- victimō
Descendants
References
- victima in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- victima in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- VICTIMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “victima”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to slaughter victims: victimas (oxen), hostias (smaller animals, especially sheep) immolare, securi ferire, caedere, mactare
- to sacrifice human victims: pro victimis homines immolare
- to slaughter victims: victimas (oxen), hostias (smaller animals, especially sheep) immolare, securi ferire, caedere, mactare
- victima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- victima in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin