zelfmoord

Meaning

1. (masculine, no-diminutive) suicide
2. (figuratively, masculine, no-diminutive) self-destruction, self-destructive behaviour

Concepts

suicide

hara-kiri

self-destruction

self-slaughter

self-murder

Dutch act

Synonyms

zelfdoding

zelfmoord plegen

Translations

suicide

suicidio

suicidio

suicídio

Selbstmord

αυτοκτονία

Suizid

انتحار

Freitod

suicidium

intihar

suïcidi

αυτοχειρία

suicidi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛlf.moːrt/

Etymology

From zelf- (“self-”) + moord (“murder”). A calque of German Selbstmord, from New Latin suīcīdium.