Todestag
German
Etymology
From Tod + -es- + Tag. Compare Swedish dödsdag and English deathday, which are formed similarly.
Noun
Todestag m (genitive Todestags or Todestages, plural Todestage)
- day of someone's death, date on which someone will die
- Bis zu seinem Todestag engagierte er sich für die Armen.
- He advocated for the poor until the day he died.
- Synonym: Sterbetag
- anniversary of (someone's previous) death, deathday
Declension
Declension of Todestag
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Todestag | die | Todestage |
| genitive | eines | des | Todestages, Todestags |
der | Todestage |
| dative | einem | dem | Todestag, Todestage1 |
den | Todestagen |
| accusative | einen | den | Todestag | die | Todestage |
1Now uncommon, see notes
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