självmord
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of German Selbstmord, from själv + mord, appearing during the 1700s, replacing the native självspillan and självdråp.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
självmord n
Usage notes edit
- The standard construction for "commit suicide" is "begå självmord", but many speakers use "ta självmord", especially younger ones[1] and in colloquial settings.[2]
Declension edit
| Declension of självmord | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | självmord | självmordet | självmord | självmorden |
| Genitive | självmords | självmordets | självmords | självmordens |
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References edit
- självmord in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- självmord in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- självmord in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ “Självmord - ta eller begå”, in Språket [The Language][1] (in Swedish), Sveriges Radio, 2009 November 9, retrieved 4 December 2020
- ^ "Heter det ta självmord eller begå självmord?", in Frågelådan[2] (in Swedish), Swedish Language Council, retrieved 4 December 2020