Volkstod

German

Etymology

An endocentric compound of two substantive nouns with interfix: Volk (“people, nation, folk, race”) +‎ -s- +‎ Tod (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlksˌtoːt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Volks‧tod

Noun

Volkstod m (strong, genitive Volkstodes or Volkstods, plural Volkstode)

1. A dying out of a people.

Declension

Declension of Volkstod [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Volkstod	die	Volkstode
genitive	eines	des	Volkstodes, Volkstods	der	Volkstode
dative	einem	dem	Volkstod, Volkstode1	den	Volkstoden
accusative	einen	den	Volkstod	die	Volkstode

¹Now rare, see notes.