Todeslos

German

Etymology

From Tod (“death”) +‎ -es- +‎ Los (“lot”). The sports sense after Todesgruppe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːdəsˌloːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

Todeslos n (strong, genitive Todesloses, plural Todeslose)

1. (literary) death, a fate that decrees one’s end

   Synonym: Todesschicksal

2. (sports) a draw (seeding) in a tournament by which some competitor is seeded against one of the strongest opponents and thus likely to be eliminated

   Synonym: Hammerlos

Declension

Declension of Todeslos [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Todeslos	die	Todeslose
genitive	eines	des	Todesloses	der	Todeslose
dative	einem	dem	Todeslos, Todeslose1	den	Todeslosen
accusative	ein	das	Todeslos	die	Todeslose

¹Now rare, see notes.