Polyglot Dictionary

totenstill

/ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtɪl/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. deathly still, silent as the grave

    Built from Tote (the dead) + still (quiet).

    • Im Haus war es totenstill.

      The house was deathly still.

Similar words

todmüde

Easily confused due to the shared "tot-/tod-" root: totenstill means deathly still/silent; todmüde means dead tired. Different meanings despite looking alike.

Similar in other languages

English

fatal

Close — fatal relates to deathly still, silent as the grave (totenstill).

Practice

1 What does totenstill mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Haus war es ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches totenstill?

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