Sterbebett
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German
Etymology
sterben (“to die”) + Bett (“bed”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Sterbebett n (mixed, genitive Sterbebettes or Sterbebetts, plural Sterbebetten)
- deathbed
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:
- Vielleicht träume ich? Vielleicht ist es mein letzter Traum, den ich träume, der Traum auf dem Sterbebett?
- Maybe I am dreaming? Maybe it is my last dream that I am dreaming, the dream on my deathbed?
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Further reading
- “Sterbebett” in Duden online
- “Sterbebett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache