des doods

Dutch

Etymology

A fossiled genitive form in contemporary Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəs ˈdoːts/

Noun

des doods

  1. (archaic) definite genitive of dood: of death; often in an intensifying sense
    poule des doodsgroup of death
    • 2019 August 23, Karen Luiken, TAGMAG, archived from the original on 24 June 2021:
      Vrouw treft horrorspin des doods aan in huis
      Woman encounters horror spider of death in house

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