Gevatter Tod

German

Etymology

Literally, “godfather Death”, popularized in the folk tale Der Gevatter Tod (1812), where Death offers to be the godfather of a poor man's lastborn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˌfatɐˈtoːt/

Noun

Gevatter Tod m (strong, genitive Gevatter Tod or Gevatter Tods, no plural)

  1. (poetic, dated) Death (personification)
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