deaþdæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dauþudagaz. Equivalent to dēaþ (“death”) +‎ dæġ (“day”). Compare German Todestag and Swedish dödsdag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌdæj/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːðˌdæj]

Noun

dēaþdæġ m

  1. day of one's death

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēaþdæġ dēaþdagas
accusative dēaþdæġ dēaþdagas
genitive dēaþdæġes dēaþdaga
dative dēaþdæġe dēaþdagum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: deathday

References

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