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Damoklesschwert
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German
de:Damokles
Pronunciation
de /ˈdaːmoklɛsˌʃveːɐ̯t/
de De-Damoklesschwert.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,er
sword of Damocles (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune)
Declension
n,(e)s,er
See also
de an einem seidenen Faden hängen
Further reading
de eponyms