Euthanasie

See also: euthanasie and euthanasié

German

Etymology

From French euthanasie, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασίᾱ (euthanasíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɪ̯tanaˈziː/

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Noun

Euthanasie f (genitive Euthanasie, no plural)

1. euthanasia (the practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life)

Usage notes

• In German, Sterbehilfe is often used as a preferred synonym of Euthanasie, which was used as a euphemism of the systematic murder of disabled and sick people during the National Socialist period.

Declension

Declension of Euthanasie [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Euthanasie
genitive	einer	der	Euthanasie
dative	einer	der	Euthanasie
accusative	eine	die	Euthanasie

Descendants

• → Estonian: eutanaasia
• → Japanese: オイタナジー (oitanajī)

Further reading

• “Euthanasie” in Duden online
• “Euthanasie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache