Sterbehilfe

German

Etymology

sterben +‎ Hilfe

Pronunciation

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Noun

Sterbehilfe f (genitive Sterbehilfe, plural Sterbehilfen)

  1. 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

Declension of Sterbehilfe [feminine]
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

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