hedersmord

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Swedish

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Etymology

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heder (“honour”) +‎ -s- +‎ mord (“murder”)

Noun

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hedersmord n

  1. an honour killing

Usage notes

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  • This term is considered too positively loaded by some, and the Swedish Academy recommends using the synonym hedersrelaterat mord (literally “honour-related killing”) instead.[1] Other synonyms, not listed in the Academy's dictionaries, are skammord and feghetsmord.

Declension

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Declension of hedersmord
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hedersmord hedersmords
definite hedersmordet hedersmordets
plural indefinite hedersmord hedersmords
definite hedersmorden hedersmordens
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References

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  1. ^ hedersmord in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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