Gnadentod

German

Etymology

From Gnade +‎ -n- +‎ Tod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnaːdn̩toːt/
  • Hyphenation: Gna‧den‧tod
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Gnadentod m (strong, genitive Gnadentodes or Gnadentods, plural Gnadentode)

  1. death by mercy killing; mercy death

Declension
Declension of Gnadentod [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gnadentod die Gnadentode
genitive eines des Gnadentodes, Gnadentods der Gnadentode
dative einem dem Gnadentod, Gnadentode1 den Gnadentoden
accusative einen den Gnadentod die Gnadentode

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Gnadentod” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gnadentod” in Duden online
  • “Gnadentod” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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