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

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