euthanasie

See also: Euthanasie and euthanasié

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely borrowed. The spelling with -ie has been attested since the 1840s. Before then the Latin-based euthanasia was used, which was borrowed from Latin euthanasia in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌœy̯.taː.naːˈzi/
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  • Hyphenation: eu‧tha‧na‧sie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

euthanasie f (uncountable)

  1. Euthanasia (medically assisted killing).
  2. (obsolete) Any gentle or good death.

Derived terms


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία (euthanasía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ø.ta.na.zi/
  • (file)

Noun

euthanasie f (plural euthanasies)

  1. euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal)

Derived terms

Verb

euthanasie

  1. first-person singular present indicative of euthanasier
  2. third-person singular present indicative of euthanasier
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of euthanasier
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of euthanasier
  5. second-person singular imperative of euthanasier

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