zelfmoord
Dutch
Etymology
From zelf- (“self-”) + moord (“murder”). A calque of German Selbstmord, from New Latin suīcīdium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛlf.moːrt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zelf‧moord
Noun
zelfmoord m (plural zelfmoorden)
- suicide [from 18th c.]
- (figurative) self-destruction, self-destructive behaviour
Synonyms
- (suicide): suïcide, zelfdoding
Derived terms
- zelfmoordaanslag
- zelfmoordbrief
- zelfmoordneiging
- zelfmoordpiloot
- zelfmoordpoging
- zelfmoordterrorist
Descendants
- Afrikaans: selfmoord
- → Indonesian: bunuh diri (calque)
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