Tod

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See also: tod and TOD

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tōd, from Old High German tōd, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz. Compare Old Saxon dōth, Dutch dood, English death, Danish død.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /toːt/(most of Germany)
  • IPA(key): /toːd̥/(Swiss, Austro-Bavarian)
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  • Homophone: tot
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun[edit]

Tod m (genitive Todes or Tods, plural Tode)

  1. death

Usage notes[edit]

  • Like Leben, this noun is usually used with the definite article.
  • Beyond numerous set expressions such as zum Tode verurteilt or sich zu Tode langweilen, Tod is a fairly exceptional noun in that the otherwise archaic dative-e is still applied productively to some extent, although typically with a certain preference for the undeclined variant. Accordingly, both seit seinem Tod and seit seinem Tode are possible in formal style.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Tod
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tod die Tode
genitive eines des Todes,
Tods 		der Tode
dative einem dem Tod,
Tode1 		den Toden
accusative einen den Tod die Tode
1Now uncommon, see notes

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Further reading[edit]

  • Tod in Duden online
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