Todestag

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German

Etymology

From Tod +‎ -es- +‎ Tag. Compare Swedish dödsdag and English deathday, which are formed similarly.

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Noun

Todestag m (strong, genitive Todestages or Todestags, plural Todestage)

  1. day of someone's death, date on which someone will die
    Synonym: Sterbetag
    Bis zu seinem Todestag engagierte er sich für die Armen.
    He advocated for the poor until the day he died.
  2. anniversary of (someone's previous) death, deathday

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