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pernicies.

ruin; disaster; pest, bane; curse; destruction, calamity; mischief;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛrˈnɪ.ki.eːs]Classical-Latin[perˈniː.t͡ʃi.es]

  1. ruin, destruction

    declension-5

  2. disaster, calamity

    declension-5

  3. bane, pest

    declension-5

  4. execution, death

    declension-5 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Latin necō Latin pernecō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin perniciēs From pernecō (“kill, slay outright”) + -iēs.

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