Todestag

German

Etymology

From Tod +‎ -es- +‎ Tag. Compare Swedish dödsdag and English deathday, which are formed similarly.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Todestag m (strong, genitive Todestages or Todestags, plural Todestage)

  1. day of someone's death, date on which someone will die
    Synonym: Sterbetag
    Bis zu seinem Todestag engagierte er sich für die Armen.
    He advocated for the poor until the day he died.
  2. anniversary of (someone's previous) death, deathday

Declension
Declension of Todestag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Todestag die Todestage
genitive eines des Todestages, Todestags der Todestage
dative einem dem Todestag, Todestage1 den Todestagen
accusative einen den Todestag die Todestage

1Now rare, see notes.

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