internecio

Latin

Etymology

From interneco (“to kill, destroy”) +‎ -iō.

Noun

interneciō f (genitive interneciōnis); third declension

  1. massacre, slaughter, carnage
  2. destruction, extermination

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative interneciō interneciōnēs
Genitive interneciōnis interneciōnum
Dative interneciōnī interneciōnibus
Accusative interneciōnem interneciōnēs
Ablative interneciōne interneciōnibus
Vocative interneciō interneciōnēs

References
  • “internecio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “internecio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • internecio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to absolutely annihilate the enemy: hostes ad internecionem caedere, delere (Liv. 9. 26)
    • to completely annihilate a nation: gentem ad internecionem redigere or adducere (B. G. 2. 28)
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