Totenkopf

English

Etymology

German Totenkopf

Proper noun

Totenkopf

(military) 3rd SS Division

See also

3rd SS Division Totenkopf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Totenkopf (plural Totenkopfs)

death's head symbol

German

Etymology

From Toter (“dead person”) +‎ Kopf (“head”).

Pronunciation

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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.)

Declension

Declension of Totenkopf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	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 uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

“Totenkopf” in Duden online
“Totenkopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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