Old English · noun
deaþdæg
Normalised dēaþdæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌdæj/[ˈdæ͜ɑːðˌdæj]
- Syllables
- ˈdæ͜ɑːθ · ˌdæj (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- deathday
Meaning
-
day of one's death
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dauþudagaz. Equivalent to dēaþ (“death”) + dæġ (“day”). Compare German Todestag and Swedish dödsdag.
Descendants
deathday
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