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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish dø̄þer, from Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.
Adjective
död (comparative dödare, superlative dödast)
- (literally or figuratively) dead
1994, Dia Psalma (lyrics and music), “Balladen om lilla Elsa [The ballad of little Elsa]”:Elsa blev bara åtta år. Hon är död nu, som ni nog förstår. Elsa blev bara åtta år. Hon kommer aldrig mera att vakna.- Elsa only lived to be eight years old . She is dead now, as you probably understand. Elsa only lived to be eight years old. She will never again wake up.
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Etymology 2
From Old Swedish dø̄þer, from Old Norse dauðr (“death”), from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.
Noun
död c
- things dying; death
De har upplevt för mycket död- They've experienced too much death
- (in the definite "döden") the end of someone's life; death
"Vem är du?" "Jag är döden."- "Who are you?" "I am death."
Usage notes
Works like a mass noun (like water), and hence rarely pluralized. When referring to multiple deaths (for example from disease or disasters), dödsfall is typically used instead.
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