matricida
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
Latin > English
matricida matricidae N C :: matricide
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mātrĭcīda: (scanned matrĭcĭda, Sid. Carm. 5, 291), ae, comm. mater-caedo,
I a mother's murderer, a matricide (rare but class.): quem scribis certissimum matricidam, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2; Nep. Alc. 6, 2: cantavit Oresten matricidam, Suet. Ner. 21.—In tmesi: matrique cida Nero, Aus. de XII. Caes. 35 (al. matrīcīda Nero).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mātrĭcīda,¹⁴ æ, m. f. (mater, cædo), celui ou celle qui a tué sa mère, parricide : Cic. Har. 39 ; Q. 1, 2, 4 ; Nep. Alc. 6, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
mātricīda, ae, m. (mater u. caedo), der Muttermörder, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 2, 2. Cic. de har. resp. 39. Nep. Alc. 6, 2. Suet. Ner. 21, 3. Auson. Caesares (XXI) 1, 35. p. 113 Schenkl. Vulg. 1. Tim. 1, 9 (neben patricida). – / mātrĭcĭda gemessen, Sidon. carm. 5, 290.
