Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett självmord

suicide

Meaning

suicide

Forms

Forms of självmord
Singular, indefinite	ett självmord
Singular, definite	självmordet
Plural, indefinite	självmord
Plural, definite	självmorden

självmord is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort självmord, det stora självmordet. Check another noun

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Is it en självmord or ett självmord?

Questions

What does självmord mean in English?

självmord means “suicide”.

Is it en självmord or ett självmord?

It is ett självmord, and “the suicide” is självmordet.

What is the plural of självmord?

självmord doesn't change in the plural: ett självmord, två självmord (definite: självmorden).

Origin

Calque of German Selbstmord, from själv + mord, appearing during the 1700s, replacing the native självspillan and självdråp.

Nearby common words

självmord is number 1,499 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,495skugga tail, shadow
1,496begravning funeral, interment
1,497sergeant sergeant
1,498skor shoes, shoe
1,500umgås see (spend time with) each other
1,501kört driven
1,502äcklig disgusting
1,503senast latest, most recently, last time, at the latest, no later than

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary