Kindstod

German

Etymology

Kind (“child”) +‎ Tod (“death”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪntsˌtoːt/

Noun

Kindstod m (genitive Kindstodes or Kindstods, plural Kindstode)

cot death, crib death, sudden infant death syndrome (unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping)

Usage notes

Usually combined with plötzlich (“sudden”): plötzlicher Kindstod.

Declension

Declension of Kindstod

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kindstod	die	Kindstode
genitive	eines	des	Kindstodes, Kindstods	der	Kindstode
dative	einem	dem	Kindstod, Kindstode¹	den	Kindstoden
accusative	einen	den	Kindstod	die	Kindstode

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

plötzlicher Kindstod

Further reading

Kindstod in Duden online

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