Todeslos
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tod (“death”) + -es- + Los (“lot”). The sports sense after Todesgruppe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Todeslos n (strong, genitive Todesloses, plural Todeslose)
- (literary) death, a fate that decrees one’s end
- Synonym: Todesschicksal
- (sports) a draw (seeding) in a tournament by which some competitor is seeded against one of the strongest opponents and thus likely to be eliminated
- Synonym: Hammerlos