hedersmord

Swedish

Etymology

heder (“honour”) +‎ -s- +‎ mord (“murder”)

Noun

hedersmord n

  1. an honour killing

Usage notes

  • This term is considered too positively loaded by some, and the Swedish Academy recommends using the synonym hedersrelaterat mord (literally “honour-related killing”) instead.[1] Other synonyms, not listed in the Academy's dictionaries, are skammord and feghetsmord.

Declension

Declension of hedersmord
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hedersmord hedersmords
definite hedersmordet hedersmordets
plural indefinite hedersmord hedersmords
definite hedersmorden hedersmordens

References

  1. ^ hedersmord in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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