matricida
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
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.
