Freitod

German

Etymology

frei (“free”) +‎ Tod (“death”). Calque of Latin mors voluntāria.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtoːt/
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Hyphenation: Frei‧tod

Noun

Freitod m (strong, genitive Freitodes or Freitods, plural Freitode)

(euphemistic) suicide
Synonyms: Selbstmord, Suizid

Declension

Declension of Freitod [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Freitod	die	Freitode
genitive	eines	des	Freitodes, Freitods	der	Freitode
dative	einem	dem	Freitod, Freitode¹	den	Freitoden
accusative	einen	den	Freitod	die	Freitode

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

“Freitod” in Duden online

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