Sterbehilfe
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
Sterbehilfe f (genitive Sterbehilfe, plural Sterbehilfen)
- help to die, typically referring to euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal for mercy reasons), but also to assisted suicide.
Usage notes
- In German, Sterbehilfe is often used as a preferred synonym of Euthanasie. Euthanasie was used as a euphemism of the systematic murder of disabled and sick people during the National Socialist period.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Sterbehilfe | die | Sterbehilfen |
| genitive | einer | der | Sterbehilfe | der | Sterbehilfen |
| dative | einer | der | Sterbehilfe | den | Sterbehilfen |
| accusative | eine | die | Sterbehilfe | die | Sterbehilfen |
Declension of Sterbehilfe [feminine]
Hyponyms
- Euthanasie, assistierter Suizid, Beihilfe zur Selbsttötung.
Further reading
- “Sterbehilfe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sterbehilfe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Sterbehilfe” in Duden online
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