begå självmord

Swedish

Etymology

From begå (“to carry out, to perform, to perpetrate, to commit”) and självmord (“a suicide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈɡoː ˈɧɛlvmuːr/

Verb

begå självmord (present begår självmord, preterite begick självmord, supine begått självmord, imperative begå självmord)

1. to commit suicide, to kill oneself, to suicide, to top oneself

Synonyms

• ta livet av sig, ta sitt liv