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αυτοκτονώ
to commit suicide /af.to.kto.ˈno/
verbB1#1839 most common
Also: to kill oneself, to take one's own life
Example sentences
Ο άντρας αυτοκτόνησε.
The man killed himself.
Δεν θέλω να αυτοκτονήσω.
I don't want to commit suicide.
Πολλοί νέοι σκέφτονται να αυτοκτονήσουν όταν νιώθουν μόνοι.
Many young people think about committing suicide when they feel alone.
Η αστυνομία ανακοίνωσε ότι ο ύποπτος αυτοκτόνησε πριν τη σύλληψή του.
Police announced that the suspect killed himself before his arrest.
Αν και όλοι γνώριζαν την κατάθλιψή της, κανείς δεν περίμενε ότι θα αυτοκτονούσε.
Although everyone knew about her depression, no one expected that she would kill herself.
Η μελέτη διαπίστωσε ότι το ποσοστό των ατόμων που αυτοκτονούν αυξάνεται δραματικά σε περιόδους οικονομικής κρίσης.
The study found that the rate of people who commit suicide rises sharply during periods of economic crisis.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | αυτοκτονώ | αυτοκτόνησα | θα αυτοκτονήσω |
| 2sg | αυτοκτονείς | αυτοκτόνησες | θα αυτοκτονήσεις |
| 3sg | αυτοκτονεί | αυτοκτόνησε | θα αυτοκτονήσει |
| 1pl | αυτοκτονούμε | αυτοκτονήσαμε | θα αυτοκτονήσουμε |
| 2pl | αυτοκτονείτε | αυτοκτονήσατε | θα αυτοκτονήσετε |
| 3pl | αυτοκτονούν | αυτοκτόνησαν | θα αυτοκτονήσουν |
Word family
αυτοκτονίαsuicide (the act)
αυτόχειραςa person who has killed themselves
αυτοκτονικόςsuicidal
απόπειρα αυτοκτονίαςsuicide attempt
Etymology
The verb joins αὐτός, meaning self, with a form of the ancient verb κτείνω, meaning to kill. Together they produce a literal sense of killing oneself. Modern Greek built the compound directly from these two classical elements, and it now functions as the standard formal verb for suicide.
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