Totenkopf
English
Noun
Totenkopf (plural Totenkopfs)
- (military) A death's head used as a military emblem.
- 2024 March 25, Andrew Roth, Pjotr Sauer, “Russia lauding torture was unthinkable – now it is proud to do so”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units.
German
Alternative forms
- Todtenkopf (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔp͡f/
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Noun
Totenkopf m (strong, genitive Totenkopfes or Totenkopfs, plural Totenköpfe)
- death's head, skull and crossbones (symbol of death, piracy, etc.)
- 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:
- Dort wo die alten Schachteln stehn, / Hier im bebräunten Pergamen, / In staubigen Scherben alter Töpfe, / Dem Hohlaug’ jener Todtenköpfe.
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- 1920, Rainer Maria Rilke, “Letzter Abend”, in Neue Gedichte, Leipzig: Insel-Verlag:
- Sein Spiel gab nach. Von draußen wehte Frische. / Und seltsam fremd stand auf dem Spiegeltische / der schwarze Tschako mit dem Totenkopf.
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Declension
Declension of Totenkopf [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Totenkopf | die | Totenköpfe |
genitive | eines | des | Totenkopfes, Totenkopfs | der | Totenköpfe |
dative | einem | dem | Totenkopf, Totenkopfe1 | den | Totenköpfen |
accusative | einen | den | Totenkopf | die | Totenköpfe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- Totenkopfäffchen n
- Totenkopffahne f
- Totenkopfflagge f
- Totenkopfverband m
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