Fratricidal

/ˌfrætriˈsaɪdəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or involving the killing of one's own brother or sister.

Etymology

From Latin 'fratricide' (brother-killer), combining 'frater' (brother) + '-cida' (killer, from caedere, to kill), plus the English adjective suffix '-al'.

Kelly Says

The prefix '-cide' meaning 'killer' appears in everything from 'pesticide' to 'genocide'—but 'fratricide' is one of the oldest uses, appearing in ancient Greek and Roman literature as a recurring tragedy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወንድም ዔዔ
wen-dim gee-gee
ARالعربية
قتل أخ
qatl akh
BNবাংলা
ভাই হত্যা
bhaai hatya
CACatalà
fraternicidi
fra-ter-ni-ci-di
CSČeština
bratřicidní
brat-ri-tsi-dni
DADansk
brormord
bro-mord
DEDeutsch
fratriziidisch
fra-tri-zee-di-sh
ELΕλληνικά
φratricide
fra-tri-cide
ESEspañol
fratricida
fra-tri-SEE-da
FAفارسی
کشتن برادر
kash-ten bara-dar
FISuomi
veljestämurha
ve-les-tä-mur-ha
FRFrançais
fratricide
frat-ri-SID
GUGU
ભાઈ હત્યા
bhaai hatya
HAHA
kashe uwar
ka-she u-war
HEעברית
הריגה אח
heryga ach
HIहिन्दी
भाई-वध
bhaai-vadh
HUMagyar
testvérgyilkosság
test-ver-gil-ko-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
membunuh saudara kandung
mem-bu-nuk sau-da-ra kan-dung
IGIG
nwụrụ nwanne
n-wu-ru n-wanne
ITItaliano
fratricida
fra-tri-CI-da
JA日本語
兄弟殺し
kyoudai-goroshi
KKKK
аударма
au-dar-ma
KMKM
ប្រុសប្រុសប្រមាថ
pru-s pru-s pra-ma-th
KO한국어
형제 살해
hyeongje salhae
MRMR
भाऊ हत्या
bhaau hatya
MSBahasa Melayu
pembunuhan beradik
pem-bu-nu-han be-ra-dik
MYမြန်မာ
အမွေးအမျိုး သတ်
a-mwe-a-myo thet
NLNederlands
broedermoord
broeder-moord
NONorsk
brormord
bro-mord
PAPA
ਭਾਈ ਕਤਲ
bhaai katl
PLPolski
bratobuójczy
bra-to-booj-ch-chi
PTPortuguês
fraticida
fra-tee-SEE-da
RORomână
fratricidel
fra-tri-ci-del
RUРусский
братоубийственный
bratoubiystvitel'nyy
SVSvenska
brödermord
bro-der-mord
SWKiswahili
kufuru wa ndugu
ku-fu-ru wa n-du-gu
TAதமிழ்
தகைவன் கொலை
thakai-van kolai
TEతెలుగు
కుటుంబ హత్య
ku-tu-mba ha-ty
THไทย
ฆ่าพี่น้อง
khaa phii-nom
TLTL
pagpatay ng kapatid
pa-g-pa-tay ng ka-ti-did
TRTürkçe
kardeş katli
kardeş katli
UKУкраїнська
братоубивство
bratoubyvstvo
URاردو
بھائی قتل
bhai qatl
VITiếng Việt
chết người anh em
chet nguoi anh em
YOYO
ìwọ̀ àwọn ọmọ
ee-wo awon o-mo
ZH中文
兄弟相残
xiōngdì xiāng cán
ZUZU
ukuthula isibonelo
u-ku-thula i-si-bo-ne-lo

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