Todesgefahr

/ˈtoːdəsɡəˌfaːɐ̯/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. mortal danger

    Built from Tod (death) + Gefahr (danger).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Tod death
  • Gefahr danger

Similar words

lebensgefahr

Lebensgefahr and Todesgefahr are close synonyms for "mortal danger," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does Todesgefahr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schwebte in ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Todesgefahr?

See also

nouncompound

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