sinmortigo

Esperanto

Etymology

From sin (“self”) +‎ mortigo (“killing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinmortˈiɡo/
• Hyphenation: sin‧mort‧ig‧o
• Rhymes: -iɡo

Noun

sinmortigo (accusative singular sinmortigon, plural sinmortigoj, accusative plural sinmortigojn)

1. suicide (act of killing oneself)

   La tutmonda proporcio de sinmortigo iomete malpliiĝis dum la pasintaj 10 jaroj.

   The global rate of suicide has slightly decreased during the last 10 years.

See also

• sinmortigi (“to commit suicide”)
• sinmortigisto (“a suicidee, someone who commit suicide”)