αυτοκτονία
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυτοκτονία (aftoktonía) | αυτοκτονίες (aftoktoníes) |
| genitive | αυτοκτονίας (aftoktonías) | αυτοκτονιών (aftoktonión) |
| accusative | αυτοκτονία (aftoktonía) | αυτοκτονίες (aftoktoníes) |
| vocative | αυτοκτονία (aftoktonía) | αυτοκτονίες (aftoktoníes) |
Synonyms
- αυτοχειρία f (aftocheiría)
Related terms
- αυτόχειρας m or f (aftócheiras, “person committing suicide”)
Further reading
- αυτοκτονία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language