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Gevatter Tod
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German
Etymology
godfather Death, popularized in the folk tale Der Gevatter Tod (1812), where Death offers to be the godfather of a poor man's lastborn.
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˌfatɐˈtoːt/
de De-Gevatter Tod.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,-:s.sg
de poetic dated Death personification
de Death