Todesfall

German

Etymology

    From Tod +‎ -es- +‎ Fall.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtoːdəsˌfal/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: To‧des‧fall

    Noun

    Todesfall m (strong, genitive Todesfalles or Todesfalls, plural Todesfälle)

    1. (an individual instance of) death
      Es gab vier Todesfälle beim Unglück.
      There were four deaths in the accident.
    2. event of death

    Declension

    Declension of Todesfall [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Todesfall die Todesfälle
    genitive eines des Todesfalles, Todesfalls der Todesfälle
    dative einem dem Todesfall, Todesfalle1 den Todesfällen
    accusative einen den Todesfall die Todesfälle

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    • Todesfallaufnahme
    • Todesfallkapital
    • Todesfallrisiko
    • Todesfallstatistik
    • Todesfallversicherung

    Further reading

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