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Heldentod
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German
Etymology
de :af Held -n-<alt:-en-> Tod
From de Held -n- -en- Tod.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛldn̩ˌtoːt/
de De-Heldentod.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
de elevated heroic death; a hero's death
de Der Mensch ist gut Man is Good w:Leonhard Frank 1918 Max Rascher Zürich https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35176/pg35176-images.html Instinktiv flüchtete er in das Wort hinein: „Sie sterben den Heldentod, auf dem Felde der Ehre.“ „Ja, Feld der Ehre! Ihr habt meinen Mann erschlagen. Mein Mann ist tot. Tot!“ Instinctively he took refuge in the words: “They will die a heroic death in the field of honor.” “Yes, field of honor! You killed my husband. My husband is dead. Dead!”
Declension
m,(e)s
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