totenblass

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German

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Etymology

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Tote +‎ blass

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːtn̩ˌblas/
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Adjective

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totenblass (strong nominative masculine singular totenblasser, not comparable)

  1. deathly pale
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎[1], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Der König stieren Blicks da saß, / Mit schlotternden Knien und totenblaß.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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