Freitod

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtoːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Frei‧tod

Noun

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

  1. (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 rare, see notes.

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