Mörder

See also: morder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German morder, mordære (also Middle High German morderære), from Old High German murdiro, murdreo (“murderer”), from Proto-Germanic *murþrijô (“murderer”). By surface analysis, morden +‎ -er, or Mord +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmœʁdɐ/
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Hyphenation: Mör‧der

Noun

Mörder m (strong, genitive Mörders, plural Mörder, feminine Mörderin)

murderer, assassin, assassinator, killer, slayer (male or of unspecified gender)
Synonym: Killer

Declension

Declension of Mörder [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mörder	die	Mörder
genitive	eines	des	Mörders	der	Mörder
dative	einem	dem	Mörder	den	Mördern
accusative	einen	den	Mörder	die	Mörder

Derived terms

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See also

Totschläger

Further reading

“Mörder” in Duden online
“Mörder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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