hedersmord
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
heder (“honour”) + -s- + mord (“murder”)
Noun[edit]
hedersmord n
Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Declension of hedersmord | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hedersmord | hedersmordet | hedersmord | hedersmorden |
| Genitive | hedersmords | hedersmordets | hedersmords | hedersmordens |