Todeskette
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tod (“death”) + -es- + Kette (“chain”).
Noun
[edit]Todeskette f (genitive Todeskette, plural Todesketten)
- (literature) A literary device, somewhat common in ancient epic, consisting of a chain of deaths in which one warrior is killed by another, who is in turn killed by a third, and so forth.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Todeskette [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Todeskette | die | Todesketten |
| genitive | einer | der | Todeskette | der | Todesketten |
| dative | einer | der | Todeskette | den | Todesketten |
| accusative | eine | die | Todeskette | die | Todesketten |