Liebestod
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”).
Noun
[edit]Liebestod (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
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Liebe + -s- + Tod, from Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1865).
Noun
[edit]Liebestod m (strong, genitive Liebestodes or Liebestods, plural Liebestode)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Liebestod [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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