Selbstmord

== German == === Etymology === selbst (“self”) +‎ Mord (“murder”). Compare Dutch zelfmoord, English self-murder. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛlps(t)ˌmɔʁt/ === Noun === Selbstmord m (strong, genitive Selbstmordes or Selbstmords, plural Selbstmorde) suicide Synonyms: Selbsttötung; (chiefly medical, officialese) Suizid; (euphemistic) Freitod ==== Usage notes ==== Selbstmord is the general and most common word for “suicide”. The synonyms given above are preferred in certain contexts in order to avoid the negative moral judgment implied by the component word Mord (“murder”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Selbstmord”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Selbstmord” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Selbstmord” in Duden online