Freitod

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtoːt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• 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.

Further reading

• “Freitod” in Duden online