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suicida

suicidal

adjective soo-ee-CHEE-dah Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From suicidio (suicide) + -a, from Latin sui (of oneself) + caedere (to kill).

Usage Note

Suicida is a two-gender adjective — both masculine and feminine use the same form (un gesto suicida, una tendenza suicida). Used as a noun it means 'a person who has committed suicide' and is also invariable for gender in that use. The plural is suicidi (m) and suicide (f) when used as a noun.

Examples

"Un gesto suicida non è mai la soluzione."

Natural Translation

A suicidal act is never the solution.

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