deathbed

English

Alternative forms

• death-bed
• death bed

note: all three forms are in use but deathbed seems to be preferred.

Etymology

death +‎ bed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛθbɛd/

Noun

deathbed (plural deathbeds)

1. The bed on which someone dies
2. The last hours before death

Translations

the bed on which someone dies

• Bulgarian: смъртно легло (bg) (smǎ̀rtno legló) n
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臨終床 (cmn), 临终床 (cmn) (línzhōng chuáng)

• Finnish: kuolinvuode (fi)
• French: lit de mort (fr) m
• German: Sterbebett (de) n, Totenbett (de) n
• Greek: νεκροκρέβατο (el) (nekrokrévato) n, νεκρική κλίνη (el) (nekrikí klíni) f
• Hungarian: halálos ágy (hu)
• Italian: letto di morte (it) m

• Japanese: 死の床 (ja) (shi no toko)
• Polish: łoże śmierci (pl) n
• Russian: смертное ложе (ru) (smértnoje lóže) n, смертный одр (ru) (smértnyj odr) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: самртна постеља (sh) f

  Roman: samrtna postelja (sh) f

• Spanish: lecho de muerte (es) m
• Turkish: ölüm döşeği (tr)

Derived terms

• on one's deathbed