hunanladdiad

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hunanleiddiad

Etymology

From hunan- (“self-”) +‎ lladdiad (“killing”). Calque of English suicide.

Noun

hunanladdiad m (plural hunanladdiadau, not mutable)

1. suicide

Related terms

• hunanladdol (“suicidal”, adjective)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hunanladdiad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies