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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek αὐτοκτονία (autoktonía). By surface analysis, αυτό- (aftó-, “self-”) + -κτονία (-ktonía, “killing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aftoktoˈnia/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧το‧κτο‧νί‧α
Noun
αυτοκτονία • (aftoktonía) f (plural αυτοκτονίες)
- suicide (the action)
Declension
Synonyms
- αυτόχειρας m or f (aftócheiras, “person committing suicide”)
Further reading
- “αυτοκτονία”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998