Scheintod

German

Etymology

Schein +‎ Tod

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯ntoːt/
Audio (file)
Homophone: scheintot

Noun

Scheintod m (strong, genitive Scheintodes or Scheintods, plural Scheintode)

a condition in which a living being is without consciousness or signs of life, and so appears dead

Declension

Declension of Scheintod [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Scheintod	die	Scheintode
genitive	eines	des	Scheintodes, Scheintods	der	Scheintode
dative	einem	dem	Scheintod, Scheintode¹	den	Scheintoden
accusative	einen	den	Scheintod	die	Scheintode

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Scheintod” in Duden online
“Scheintod” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Scheintod on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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