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־מאָרד

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From מאָרד (mord, murder). Compare German -mord.

Suffix

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־מאָרד (-mord)

  1. -cide
    קינדער (kinder, children) + ‎־מאָרד (-mord) → ‎קינדערמאָרד (kindermord, infanticide)
    מוטער (muter, mother) + ‎־מאָרד (-mord) → ‎מוטערמאָרד (mutermord, matricide)

See also

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References

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “-cide”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 53