Sterbebett

German

Etymology

sterben (“to die”) +‎ Bett (“bed”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Sterbebett n (genitive Sterbebetts or Sterbebettes, plural Sterbebetten)

deathbed
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:
  Vielleicht träume ich? Vielleicht ist es mein letzter Traum, den ich träume, der Traum auf dem Sterbebett?
  Maybe I am dreaming? Maybe it is my last dream that I am dreaming, the dream on my deathbed?

Derived terms

auf dem Sterbebett

Further reading

Sterbebett in Duden online

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