Killing!!

Posted by Sahar on July 25, 2011

I don’t like to speak about killing, but it is a part of our lesson. I don’t know why I can’t memorize them well.

Let me share it here, please!

 

Suicide: The act of killing oneself.

Regicide: The act of killing a king or queen.

Genocide: The act of killing a whole race.

Matricide: The act of killing one’s mother.

Patricide: The act of killing one’s father.

Fratricide: The act of killing one’s brother or sister.

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  • Darius July 26, 2011 20:43

    What about other " Cide"s ?

    Pesticide

    Insecticide

    Fungicide

    Bactericide

    Rodenticide

    Herbicide

    We've made all various kind of " Cide"s  to  kill all those pests ,Fungi ,Bacteria, Rats and weeds as our enemies  but never try to make something useful to kill our lethal  internal enemies. something like :

    Envicide

    Selfishnesscide

    Angercidee

    Greedicide

    Immoralitycide

    ...

    and so on

    • Sahar > Darius July 26, 2011 20:51

      Oh!

      No, please!!

      I am still memorizing our lesson's words!

      Don't make me dizzy!!

      .

      .

      .

      Thank you.

      They are new for me.

    • Darius > Sahar July 26, 2011 20:56

      Are you "Dizzy" ?

      Nice to meet you I am " Goosht koob "

      What kind of "Dizzy " you are?

      Dizzy Sangi ?

      Dizzy Gely ?

      Dizzy Rouhi ?

      I am a wooden "Goosht koob"         :->

    • Sahar > Darius July 27, 2011 5:35

      Darius!

      Well done!!

      Very Good!

      I'm seeing that you are starting dividin people!

      Since you are starting it about yourself, and gave me a clue...

      (Sorry! What did you say?! You said that you can't believe I don't find the meaning of each word when they are in their short form?! Oh! I promise I never make you hopeless again)

      So, let me say it myself:

       

      Darius=D+a+r+i+u+s

      Dizzy And Rapid In Utensil's Selecting.

    • Darius > Sahar July 27, 2011 10:01
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  • enigma July 26, 2011 20:01
    you're welcome ;)
    • Sahar > enigma July 26, 2011 20:32

      I tried it.

      It was so useful way.

      Thank you a lot.

  • enigma July 25, 2011 18:35

    hi dear,

     

    by using etymology you can learn them better:

    -icide /ɪsaɪd/ suffix (also -cide) [in nouns]
    [Origin: -cide]
    someone or something that kills a particular person or thing, or the act of killing

    after this we have:

     sui 'of oneself' + English -cide

     rex 'king (a title used in official writing after the name of a king, when the king’s name has been written in Latin:
    Henricus Rex (=King Henry)
    )'     + English -icide

     genos 'birth, race, type' + English -cide

    matr(mother <matriarch> <matronymic>) these are latin-+ -cidium -cide

    patr( father <patristic>)- + -cida -cide

    from Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr-, frater brother + -cida -cide

    • Sahar > enigma July 25, 2011 19:51

      Thank you, Enigma!

      It is seems very useful and good way for learning.

      Let me try it...

  • enigma July 25, 2011 18:21

    hi dear,

     

    you can use etymology to learn them:

    -icide /ɪsaɪd/ suffix (also -cide) [in nouns]
    [Origin: -cide]
    someone or something that kills a particular person or thing, or the act of killing

    after this we have:

     sui 'of oneself' + English -cide

     rex 'king (a title used in official writing after the name of a king, when the king’s name has been written in Latin:
    Henricus Rex (=King Henry)
    )'     + English -icide

     genos 'birth, race, type' + English -cide

    matr(mother <matriarch> <matronymic>) these are latin-+ -cidium -cide

    patr( father <patristic>)- + -cida -cide

    from Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr-, frater brother + -cida -cide

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