Todestal

German

Alternative forms
  • Todesthal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Tod (“death”) +‎ Tal (“valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːdəsˌtaːl/
  • Hyphenation: To‧des‧tal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Proper noun

Todestal n (proper noun, strong, genitive Todestales or Todestals, plural Todestäler)

  1. (rare) Death Valley (a valley in eastern California, the lowest point in North America)

Noun

Todestal n (strong, genitive Todestales or Todestals, plural Todestäler)

  1. valley of death

Declension
Declension of Todestal [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Todestal die Todestäler
genitive eines des Todestales, Todestals der Todestäler
dative einem dem Todestal, Todestale1 den Todestälern
accusative ein das Todestal die Todestäler

1Now rare, see notes.

See also
  • Tal des Todes

Further reading
  • “Todestal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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