deathbed

See also: death-bed and death bed

English

Alternative forms

• death-bed
• death bed

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

Etymology

From Middle English dethbed, from Old English dēaþbed, dēaþbedd (“deathbed; grave”), equivalent to death +‎ bed. Cognate with Swedish dödsbädd (“deathbed”). Compare also Dutch sterfbed (“deathbed”), German Sterbebett and Totenbett (both “deathbed”), Danish dødsleje (“deathbed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛθbɛd/

Noun

deathbed (plural deathbeds)

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

Derived terms

• deathbed conversion
• on one's deathbed

Translations

the bed on which someone dies

• Bulgarian: смъ̀ртно легло́ n (smǎ̀rtno legló)
• Chinese:

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

• Danish: dødsleje n
• Finnish: kuolinvuode
• French: lit de mort (fr) m
• Georgian: სასიკვდილო სარეცელი (sasiḳvdilo sareceli)
• German: Sterbebett (de) n, Totenbett (de) n
• Greek: νεκροκρέβατο (el) n (nekrokrévato), νεκρική κλίνη f (nekrikí klíni)
• Hungarian: halálos ágy
• Italian: letto di morte m
• Japanese: 死の床 (shi no toko)
• Norman: liet d'mort m (Jersey)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dødsleie n

  Nynorsk: dødsleie n

• Polish: łoże śmierci (pl) n
• Portuguese: leito de morte (pt) m
• Russian: сме́ртное ло́же n (smértnoje lóže), сме́ртный одр m (smértnyj odr)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: самртна постеља f

  Roman: samrtna postelja f

• Spanish: lecho de muerte m
• Swedish: dödsbädd (sv) c
• Telugu: మరణశయ్య (maraṇaśayya)
• Turkish: ölüm döşeği (tr)