Chancentod

German

Etymology

A bahuvrihi from Chance (“chance, opportunity”) +‎ Tod (“death”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃãːsənˌtoːt/
  • For variants see Chance.
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Noun

Chancentod m (strong, genitive Chancentodes or Chancentods, plural Chancentode)

  1. (sports, informal) a player who habitually misses good chances to score; a bad finisher
    Warum hat er auch diesen Chancentod wieder da vorne reingestellt!
    Why did he have to put that terrible finisher back into the forward line!

Declension

Declension of Chancentod [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Chancentod die Chancentode
genitive eines des Chancentodes, Chancentods der Chancentode
dative einem dem Chancentod, Chancentode1 den Chancentoden
accusative einen den Chancentod die Chancentode

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

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