Todeslos

German

Etymology

From Tod (“death”) +‎ -es- +‎ Los (“lot”). The sports sense after Todesgruppe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːdəsˌloːs/
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Todeslos n (strong, genitive Todesloses, plural Todeslose)

  1. (literary) death, a fate that decrees one’s end
    Synonym: Todesschicksal
  2. (sports) a draw (seeding) in a tournament by which some competitor is seeded against one of the strongest opponents and thus likely to be eliminated
    Synonym: Hammerlos

Declension

Declension of Todeslos [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Todeslos die Todeslose
genitive eines des Todesloses der Todeslose
dative einem dem Todeslos, Todeslose1 den Todeslosen
accusative ein das Todeslos die Todeslose

1Now rare, see notes.

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