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polttoitsemurha

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Finnish

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Etymology

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poltto (burning) +‎ itsemurha (suicide)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoltːoˌitse(ˣ)ˌmurhɑ/, [ˈpo̞l̪t̪ːo̞ˌits̠e̞(m)ˌmurhɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -urhɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): poltto‧itse‧murha

Noun

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polttoitsemurha

  1. self-immolation
    tehdä polttoitsemurha (lit. "to commit a self-immolation")
    to self-immolate

Declension

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Possessive forms of polttoitsemurha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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