Liebestod
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”).
Noun
editLiebestod (plural Liebestode)
- (music, literature) An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.
- 1979, Angela Carter, “The Company of Wolves”, in The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 138:
- She saw how his jaw began to slaver and the room was full of the clamour of the forest's Liebestod but the wise child never flinched […]
Further reading
editGerman
editEtymology
editLiebe + -s- + Tod, from Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1865).
Noun
editLiebestod m (strong, genitive Liebestodes or Liebestods, plural Liebestode)
Declension
editDeclension of Liebestod [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Liebestod | die | Liebestode |
genitive | eines | des | Liebestodes, Liebestods | der | Liebestode |
dative | einem | dem | Liebestod, Liebestode1 | den | Liebestoden |
accusative | einen | den | Liebestod | die | Liebestode |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
edit- “Liebestod” in Duden online
- “Liebestod” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Liebestod” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Liebestod on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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