Noun
die Euthanasie
Pronunciation: /ɔɪ̯tanaˈziː/
euthanasia (dated medical usage in German)
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Meanings
Noun
- euthanasia (dated medical usage in German)
- Nazi euphemism for the systematic murder of ill and disabled people
Example sentence
Über Euthanasie wird in vielen Ländern gestritten.
Euthanasia is disputed in many countries.
Word forms
singular
die Euthanasie
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Euthanasie
Accusativedie Euthanasie
Dativeder Euthanasie
Genitiveder Euthanasie
Euthanasie has no common plural.
Usage
- über Euthanasie diskutieren — discuss euthanasia; distinguish the older medical and Nazi-era uses in German
- nationalsozialistische »Euthanasie« — a Nazi euphemism for the murder of sick and disabled people
Die Debatte über Euthanasie wurde im Ethikseminar fortgesetzt.
The debate about euthanasia continued in the ethics seminar.