perniciēs

perniciēs lat.

Von pernecō („töten, auf der Stelle erschlagen“) +‎ -iēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈni.ki.eːs/, [pɛrˈnɪkieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈni.t͡ʃi.es/, [perˈniːt͡ʃies]

Noun

perniciēs f (genitive perniciēī); fifth declension

1. ruin, destruction [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: dēstrūctiō, excidium, lētum, pestis, ruīna, interitus, excidiō, dēmōlītiō, vāstātiō, devāstātiō, perditiō, exitium

2. disaster, calamity [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: dētrīmentum, incommodum, clādēs, incommoditās, calamitās, cāsus, vulnus, exitium

3. bane, pest
4. (figurative) execution, death [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: occīsiō, mors, fūnus, interitus, fātum, exitus, somnus, fīnis, sopor, caedēs

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	perniciēs	perniciēs
Genitive	perniciēī	perniciērum
Dative	perniciēī	perniciēbus
Accusative	perniciem	perniciēs
Ablative	perniciē	perniciēbus
Vocative	perniciēs	perniciēs