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German word
Todesopfer
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtoːdəsˌɔpfɐ/
Meaning
- neuter nounfatality
Example
Bei dem Unfall gab es fünf Todesopfer.
There were five fatalities in the accident.
More examples
Nach dem Erdbeben wurden mindestens zwei Personen als Todesopfer gemeldet.
After the earthquake, at least two people were reported as fatalities.
Core concept
A person counted among the human losses of a serious event.
Common phrases
mindestens zwei Todesopfer
at least two fatalities
als Todesopfer gemeldet
reported as fatalities
Similar words
Toter: A single dead person.
Verstorbene: A respectful reference to someone who has died, used in formal lists or obituaries.
Opfer: A person harmed by violence or disaster, whether or not they died.
Getöteter: A person killed by another person or in an accident.
Definition in German
Menschen, die infolge eines Unfalls, einer Gewalttat oder einer Katastrophe gestorben sind.
Word origin
Todesopfer combines Tod, meaning 'death', with Opfer, meaning 'victim', and the linking -es creates the compound's form.
Usage tips
- Todesopfer is neuter, so the singular is das Todesopfer and the plural has the same form, die Todesopfer.
Opposites
- Überlebendesurvivorsnoun
Related words
- Todesopferzahlfatality countnoun
- Todesopferstatistikfatality statisticsnoun