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 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hedersmord | hedersmordet | hedersmord | hedersmorden |
Genitive | hedersmords | hedersmordets | hedersmords | hedersmordens |